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You can follow this tutorial to [install *Signal Desktop* on
Tails](https://0xacab.org/about.privacy/messengers-on-tails-os/-/wikis/Signal/Install-Signal-desktop)
and link to an existing *Signal* account.
 
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Current alternatives:
 
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In Tails, you can already chat over XMPP using [[Pidgin|doc/anonymous_internet/pidgin]] and create anonymous chat rooms using [[OnionShare|doc/anonymous_internet/onionshare]].
 
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Because no single app will ever meet the needs of all our users, we might also make it easier to install other messaging apps. ([[!tails_ticket 14567]])
 
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Adding [*Signal*](https://signal.org/) is very high in our priorities but complicated because *Signal* is not available in Debian by default and updates very often.
 
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<h2 id="messaging">Can I use messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal in Tails?</h2>
 
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Here is some of the software we are often asked to include in Tails:
 
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After considering all this, if you still think that this software is a good candidate to be included in Tails, please explain us your proposal on [[!tails_ticket desc="GitLab"]].
 
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If a package needs to be removed after its inclusion, for example because of security problems, then this might be problematic as users might rely on it.
 
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We also try to limit the amount of software included in Tails, and we only add new software with a very good reason to do so:
 
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Second, this software might not be useful to accomplish our design goals. Refer to our [[design documents|contribute/design]] to understand which are the intended use cases, and the assumptions on which Tails is based.
 
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To check whether a software is in Debian, search for it on <https://packages.debian.org/>. If it is not yet available in Debian, you should ask its developers why it is not the case yet.
 
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It is under the scrutiny of the Debian community and its many users and derivatives, including Ubuntu.
 
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First of all, make sure that this software is already available in Debian, as this is a requirement to be included in Tails. Adding to Tails software which is not in Debian imply an additional workload that could compromise the sustainability of the project. On top of that, being in Debian brings many advantages:
 
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<p>If a software is not included in Tails, but is included in Debian, you can use
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<div class="tip">
 
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<h2 id="new-software">Can my favorite software be included in Tails?</h2>
 
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<h1 id="software">Included software</h1>
 
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It is impossible to use `ping` in Tails, because `ping` uses the ICMP protocol while Tor can only transport TCP connections.
 
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<h2 id="ping">Can I use <code>ping</code> in Tails?</h2>
 
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