<h2 id="dedicated-stick">Do I need a USB stick dedicated to Tails?</h2>

<h2 id="unetbootin">Can I install Tails with UNetbootin, YUMI, Rufus, Ventoy, or another tool?</h2>

<h2 id="upgrade">Should I update Tails using <code>apt upgrade</code> or <i>Synaptic</i>?</h2>

It is impossible to verify the integrity of a Tails USB stick or DVD while running Tails from it. It would be like asking to someone whether they are lying: a true liar would always pretend to tell the truth.

<h1 id="browser">Web bTor Browser</h1>

<h1 id="browser">Tor Browser</h1>

Tor Browser also includes a [[security level|doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_browser#security-level]] and the [[NoScript|doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_browser#noscript]] extension to optionally disable more JavaScript. This might improve security in some cases. However, if you disable JavaScript, then the [[fingerprint|doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser#fingerprint]] of your *Tor Browser* differs from most users. This reduces your anonymity.

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<li>[[Browsing the web with <span class="application">Tor Browser</span>|doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_browser]]</li>
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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 a particular user amongst all the users of
<span class="application">Tor Browser</span> (either in Tails or on other operating systems).

Currently, Tails does not work with VPNs.

Unlike Tor, VPNs don't provide strong anonymity because the VPN provider can see both where you are connecting from and where you are connecting to.

For more information, see our [[!tails_blueprint desc="blueprint on VPN support" VPN-support]].

<h2 id="torrc">Can I choose the country of my exit nodes or further edit the <code>torrc</code>?</h2>

<h2 id="htp">Why does Tails automatically connect to several websites when starting?</h2>

<h2 id="htp">Why does Tails automatically connect to websites when starting?</h2>

This second synchronization is made by sending HTTPS queries through Tor to several
websites and deducing a correct time from their answers. You can see the
list of websites that Tails can connect to in *[[!tails_gitweb config/chroot_local-includes/etc/default/htpdate.pools desc="/etc/default/htpdate.pools"]]*.

See also our [[design document on time synchronization|contribute/design/Time_syncing]].

<h2 id="onion-service">Can I run a Tor onion service onfrom Tails?</h2>

<h2 id="onion-service">Can I run a Tor onion service from Tails?</h2>

It is technically possible to use Tails to provide ancreate other onion services, but it is complicated and not documented yet.

It is technically possible to use Tails to create other onion services, but it is complicated and not documented yet.

<h2 id="ping">Can I use <span class="command"code>ping</spancode> in Tails?</h2>

<h2 id="ping">Can I use <code>ping</code> in Tails?</h2>

It is impossible to use <span class="command">ping</span>`ping` in Tails,
because <span class="command">ping</span>`ping` uses the ICMP protocol while Tor
can only transport TCP connections.

It is impossible to use `ping` in Tails, because `ping` uses the ICMP protocol while Tor can only transport TCP connections.

<h1 id="software">Software not included in TailsIncluded software</h1>

<h1 id="software">Included software</h1>