[[!meta date="2012-10-15 23:45:60 +0200"]] [[!meta title="Call for testing: 0.15~rc1"]]

You can help Tails! The first release candidate for the upcoming version 0.15 is out. Please test it and see if all works for you.

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# How to test Tails 0.15~rc1?

1. Keep in mind that this is a test image. We have made sure that it is not broken in an obvious way, but it might still contain undiscovered issues.

2. Download the ISO image and its signature:

   Tails 0.15~rc1 ISO image

   Tails 0.15~rc1 signature

3. Verify the ISO image.

4. Have a look at the list of known issues of this release and the list of [[longstanding known issues|support/known_issues]].

5. Test wildly!

If you find anything that is not working as it should, please [[report to us|doc/first_steps/bug_reporting]]! Bonus points if you check that it is not a known issue of this release or a [[longstanding known issue|support/known_issues]].

# What's new since 0.14?

- Major new features
  - Persistence for browser bookmarks.
  - Support for obfsproxy bridges.
- Minor improvements
  - Add the Hangul Input Method Engine for SCIM.
  - Add vendor-specific dpkg origin information. This makes `dpkg-vendor` return correct information.
  - Install `pcscd` and `libccid` from `squeeze-backports`. This is needed to support, to some extent, some OpenPGP SmartCard readers.
  - Install HPIJS PPD files. Note that this depends on IJS driver (hpijs), and adds support for some printers, such as Xerox DocumentCenter400.
  - Use LCD-optimized fonts.
  - Update TrueCrypt to version 7.1a.
- Bugfixes
  - Do not use pdnsd anymore. It has been orphaned in Debian, has quite some bugs in there, and apparently Tor's `DNSPort`'s own caching is be good enough.
  - Remove useless iceweasel cookies exceptions. They are useless as per-session cookies are allowed.
  - Do not run `setupcon` on X. This call is only needed on the Linux console, no need to annoy the user with a weird "Press enter to activate this console" when the open a root shell in a GNOME Terminal.
  - Allow the `tails-iuk-get-target-file` user to connect to the `SOCKSPort` dedicated for Tails-specific software.
- Iceweasel
  - User profile is now generated at build time in order to support persistent bookmarks.
  - Update HTTPS Everywhere to version 3.0.4.
  - Update NoScript to version 2.6.
  - Fix bookmark to I2P router console.
  - Re-enable Monkeysphere extension to connect to the validation agent.
- Build system
  - Custom packages are now retrieved from Tails APT repository instead of bloating the Git repository.
  - Allow '~' in wiki filenames. This makes it possible to ship update-description files for release candidates.
  - Document how to create incremental update kit.

# Known issues in 0.15~rc1

## Wrong distribution in APT sources

APT is configured to use the `devel` distribution on Tails custom [[APT repository|contribute/APT_repository]]. It should have used `0.15-rc1` instead. The latter provides a stable source for package installation whereas packages can be uploaded in `devel` at anytime, without having received much tests.

If you want to install custom packages, it is recommended that you first replace `devel` by `0.15-rc1` in `/etc/apt/sources.list` before updating the package lists.