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As explained in our documentation about [[the fingerprint of *Tor Browser* in Tails|doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser#fingerprint]], Tails provides anonymity by making it difficult to distinguish you from other users of *Tor Browser* (either in Tails or on other operating systems).
 
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Updating add-ons in *Tor Browser* might break the security built into Tails.
 
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Unless proven otherwise, no add-on, apart from the ones already included in Tails, has been seriously audited and should be considered safe to use in this context.
 
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4. They can break your anonymity by making your browsing behaviour
distinguishable from other Tails users.
 
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3. They can have bugs that break the security offered by other add-ons
and break your anonymity.
 
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Installing add-ons in *Tor Browser* might break the security built into Tails.
 
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It is impossible to verify the integrity of a Tails USB stick or DVD while running Tails from it. It would be like asking someone whether they are lying: a true liar would always pretend to tell the truth.
 
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Yes. Tails requires a USB stick dedicated to running Tails only.
 
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That's also why we are not going to provide more than one desktop option.
 
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Well maintained in Debian, where it is the default desktop
 
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Actively developed
 
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Doing relatively well in terms of accessibility features
 
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Very well translated
 
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Well integrated
 
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The GNOME desktop is:
 
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The main drawback of GNOME is that it requires quite a lot of resources, but GNOME has many advantages, especially for users who are new to Linux.
 
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People have asked for Tails with LXDE, XFCE, MATE, KDE, and so on, but we are not going to use a different desktop.
 
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Ubuntu adds features in ways that we find dangerous for privacy. For an example, see [EFF: Privacy in Ubuntu 12.10, Amazon Ads and Data Leaks](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks).
 
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See also our explanation about [[why Tails uses Tor|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/why#relationship]].
 
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