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When starting Tails, [[Sset up an administration password |doc/first_steps/startup_optionswelcome_screen/administration_password]] when you start Tails.
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When starting Tails, [[set up an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]].
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Choose <span class="menuchoice"> <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸ <span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span>&nbsp;▸ <span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span></span>.
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Choose <span class="menuchoice"> <span class="guimenu">Applications</span>&nbsp;▸ <span class="guisubmenu">System Tools</span>&nbsp;▸ <span class="guimenuitem">Synaptic Package Manager</span></span>.
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Wait until <span class="application">Synaptic</span> finishes downloading new package information from the Debian servers.
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You can:
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Browse the packages by sections from the left sidebar.
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Search on titles and descriptions of packages with the <span class="bold">Search</span> button.
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- Search the Internet for alternatives to other software.
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For example: "*debian alternatives to photoshop*".
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- Ask a friend who is knowledgeable about Linux.
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- Search the [Debian website](https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages).
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Be careful about what you install
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<p>The packages included in Tails are carefully tested for security.
Installing additional packages might break the security built in Tails.
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example, installing OpenVPN might modify the firewall rules that Tails uses to
force network traffic to go through Tor. So, be careful with what you
install.</p>
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<p>The packages included in Tails are carefully tested for security.
Installing additional packages might break the security built in Tails. For
example, installing OpenVPN might modify the firewall rules that Tails uses to
force network traffic to go through Tor. So, be careful with what you
install.</p>
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If you are unsure:
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Some software might, for example, modify the firewall and break the security built in Tails. But other software like games or office tools are probably fine.
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Software not [[officially included in Tails|doc/about/features]] might have not been tested for security. We also cannot provide support or documentation for it.
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Only applications that are packaged for Debian can be installed and they are under [[public scrutiny|doc/about/trust#trust_debian]].
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[*VLC*](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/), a multimedia player with advanced features.
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- [*Pitivi*](https://www.pitivi.org/), a video editor.
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- [*Scribus*](https://www.scribus.net/), a page layout application.
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[*Cheese*](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Cheese), an application to take pictures and videos from your webcam.
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