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You can help Tails! The first (and hopefully only) release candidate for the upcoming version 0.19 is out. Please test it and see if all works for you.

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# How to test Tails 0.19~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 0.19~rc1 ISO image

   Tails 0.19~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 0.18?

- New features

- Linux 3.9.5-1.

- Unblock Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WWAN and WiMAX; block every other type of wireless device.

- Bugfixes

- Fix write access to boot medium at the block device level.

- tails-greeter l10n-related fixes.

- gpgApplet: partial fix for clipboard emptying after a wrong passphrase was entered.

- Minor improvements

- Drop GNOME proxy settings.

- Format newly created persistent volumes as ext4.

- GnuPG: don't connect to the keyserver specified by the key owner.

- GnuPG: locate keys only from local keyrings.

- Upgrade live-boot and live-config to the 3.0.x final version from Wheezy.

- Localization: many translation updates all over the place.

- Test suite

- Re-enable previously disabled boot device permissions test.

# Known issues in 0.19~rc1

- Due to a regression in live-config, passwordless sudo is enabled by default unless one sets an administration password.
- The Unsafe Browser does not work.

All these issues are fixed in Git and will be fixed in Tails 0.19.