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Which additional software can I install in Tails?

Tails includes a [[limited set of applications|doc/about/features]] but you can install more software.

This software is distributed in packages that are made available from the Debian repositories, which are similar to an app store.

To know which packages are available in Debian:

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Packages that use the network need to be configured to go through Tor. They are otherwise blocked from accessing the network.

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Execute the following command:

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Sometimes, you might need to configure additional APT repositories. For example, to install packages from the `non-free` section of Debian. To do so:

<p class="command">sudo install -d -m 755 /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/apt-sources.list.d</p>

/etc/apt/sources.list.d source=apt-sources.list.d,link