[Tails-testers] [Tails News] Call for testing: 5.0~beta1

# [Call for testing: 5.0~beta1](https://tails.boum.org/news/test_5.0-beta1/)

We plan to release Tails 5.0 on May 3 or May 31. It will be the first version
of Tails based on Debian 11 (Bullseye). It brings new versions of most of the
software included in Tails and some important usability improvements.

You can help Tails by testing the beta for Tails 5.0 before the end of April.

# Changes and upgrades

* Update to Debian 11 (Bullseye)

In particular this updates software included in Tails to:

    * GNOME 3.38
    * Audacity 2.4.2
    * GIMP 2.20.22
    * Inkscape 1.0.2
    * LibreOffice 7.0.4
    * OnionCircuits 0.7
    * Pidgin 2.14.1
    * Thunderbird 91.7.0-2~deb11u1
  * Upgrade Tor Browser to 11.0.10

* Enable driverless printing and scanning ([#18521](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18521))

# Fixed problems

* Fix locales translation in the Welcome Screen ([#18199](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18199))

* Fix opening a Veracrypt volume with a long passphrase ([#17474](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/17474))

# Changelog

For more details about what has changed in Tails 5.0~beta1, read our
[changelog](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/raw/5.0-beta1/debian/changelog).

# Known issues

* _WhisperBack_ fails to send error reports ([#18908](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18908)).

* _Tails Installer_ sometimes fails to install or upgrade Tails ([#18844](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18844), [#18841](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18841)). If this happens to you, please retry.

* _Additional Software_ sometimes fails to install packages on first startup after configuring it ([#18839](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18839)). To fix this problem, install your _Additional Software_ manually again, then restart Tails.

* _OpenPGP Applet_ is not usable: its icon is not displayed ([#18845](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18845)).

* Tails 5.0~beta1 takes more time to start than previous versions ([#18906](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18906)).

* [Open issues for Tails 5.0](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/boards/4?label_name%5B%5D=Core%20Work%3AFoundations%20Team&milestone_title=Tails_5.0)

See the list of [long-standing
issues](https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html).

# How to test Tails 5.0~beta1?

Keep in mind that this is a test image. We tested that it is not broken in
obvious ways, but it might still contain undiscovered issues.

Please, report any new problem to [tails-testers@???](mailto:tails-
testers@???) (public mailing list) before the end of April.

# Get Tails 5.0~beta1

## To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your persistent storage

No automatic upgrade is available, so do a [manual
upgrade](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#manual).

## To download 5.0~beta1

### Direct download

* [For USB sticks (USB image)](http://dl.amnesia.boum.org/tails/alpha/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1.img) ([OpenPGP signature](https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1.img.sig))

* [For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)](http://dl.amnesia.boum.org/tails/alpha/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1.iso) ([OpenPGP signature](https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1.iso.sig))

### BitTorrent download

* [For USB sticks (USB image)](https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1.img.torrent)

* [For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)](https://tails.boum.org/torrents/files/tails-amd64-5.0~beta1.iso.torrent)

## To install Tails on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

* [?](https://tails.boum.org/ikiwiki.cgi?do=create&from=news%2Ftest_5.0-beta1&page=install%2Fwin%2Fusb)Install from Windows
* [?](https://tails.boum.org/ikiwiki.cgi?do=create&from=news%2Ftest_5.0-beta1&page=install%2Fmac%2Fusb)Install from macOS
* [?](https://tails.boum.org/ikiwiki.cgi?do=create&from=news%2Ftest_5.0-beta1&page=install%2Flinux%2Fusb)Install from Linux

All the data on this USB stick will be lost.

# What's coming up?

We will keep our [calendar](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/)
updated regarding the planned release date of Tails 5.0.

Have a look at our [roadmap](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/roadmap) to see
where we are heading to.

We need your help and there are many ways to [contribute to
Tails](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/index.en.html)
([donating](https://tails.boum.org/donate/?r=5.0-beta1) is only one of them).
Come [talk to us](https://tails.boum.org/about/contact/index.en.html#tails-
dev)!

URL: <https://tails.boum.org/news/test_5.0-beta1/>

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