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For hardware compatibility issues, refer to our [[known issues|support/known_issues]].
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To learn what you can do with Tails, refer to our [[documentation|doc]].
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For questions related to Tor, see also to the [Tor support pages](https://support.torproject.org/).
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[Tails is part of the [Tor Project: FAQ](https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq.html.en).
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Tails is part of the [Tor Project](https://torproject.org/).
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Tails [[was founded|news/celebrating_10_years]] in 2009 and [[joined forces with Tor|news/tails_tor]] in 2024.
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See also our explanation about [[why does Tails use Tor|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/why#relationship]].
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See also our explanation about [[why does Tails use Tor|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/why#relationship]].
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- The rapid development cycle of Ubuntu would be too fast for Tails.
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The rapid development cycle of Ubuntu would be too fast for Tails.
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We are actively working on addimproving [[AppArmor|blueprint/Mandatory_Access_Control]] support to support|contribute/design/application_isolation]] in Tails; a security framework that is already used in a few Ubuntu applications.
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We are actively working on improving [[AppArmor support|contribute/design/application_isolation]] in Tails; a security framework that is already used in a few Ubuntu applications.
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<h2 id="gnome">Why does Tails ship the GNOME Desktop?</h2>
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We had users ask for LXDE, XFCE, MATE, KDE, and so on, but we are not going to change desktop. According to us, the main drawback of GNOME is that it requires quite a lot of resources to work properly, but it has many advantages. The GNOME Desktop is:
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Well integrated, especially for new Linux users.
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Very well translated and documented.
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Doing relatively good regarding accessibility features.
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Actively developed.
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Well maintained in [[Debian|faq#debian]], where it is the default desktop environment.
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We invested quite some time in acquiring GNOME knowledge, and switching our desktop environment would require going through that process again.
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We are not proposing several desktop environments to choose from because we want to [[limit the amount of software included in Tails|faq#new-software]].
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Is Java installed in the Tor browser?
---------------------------------------<h2 id="dedicated-stick">Do I need a USB stick dedicated to Tails?</h2>
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<h2 id="dedicated-stick">Do I need a USB stick dedicated to Tails?</h2>
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Yes. Tails requires a USB stick dedicated to only running Tails.
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If it were possible to use the same USB stick with another operating system, for example to store files to use on Windows, a virus in the other operating system could corrupt your Tails.
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