Ubuntu is led by [Canonical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_\(company\)), a for-profit corporation that takes most of the important decisions.

People have asked for Tails with LXDE, XFCE, MATE, KDE, and so on, but we are not going to use a different desktop.

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.

The GNOME desktop is:

Well integrated

That's also why we are not going to provide more than one desktop option.

To store files in your Tails USB stick, use the [[Persistent Storage|doc/persistent_storage]]. To exchange files between Tails and another operating system, use a separate USB stick.

[[!img doc/anonymous_internet/tor/tor.png link="no" class="svg" alt="A Tor connection goes through 3 relays with the last one establishing the actual connection to the final destination"]]

[[!img doc/anonymous_internet/tor/vpn.png link="no" class="svg" alt="A VPN connection goes through a single relay"]]

For more information, sIn the future, we want to add another browser in Tails that would use a VPN
instead of Tor. See our [[!tails_blueprint desc="blueprint on VPN support" VPN-support]].

In the future, we want to add another browser in Tails that would use a VPN
instead of Tor. See our [[!tails_blueprint desc="blueprint on VPN support"
VPN-support]].

You can use [[*OnionShare*|doc/anonymous_internet/onionshare]] to share files, websites, and chat rooms from Tails using onion services.

Software not<h2 id="new-software">Can my favorite software be included in Tails?</h2>

<h2 id="new-software">Can my favorite software be included in Tails?</h2>

First, make sure that this software is already available in Debian, as this is a requirement to be included in Tails.

Adding to Tails software that is not in Debian implies extra work that could compromise the sustainability of the project.

Being in Debian brings many advantages:

**rar/unrar**: not [[Free Software|doc/about/license]]

<h2 id="messaging">Can I use messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal in Tails?</h2>

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.

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]])

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]].