/tags/tails/ Recent content in Tails on B.R.O.C. / / Hugo en Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:38:10 +0200 /posts/install-signal-desktop-in-tails/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 19:38:10 +0200 /posts/install-signal-desktop-in-tails/ <p><em>This howto is based on <a href="https://bisco.org/notes/installing-and-running-signal-on-tails/">https://bisco.org/notes/installing-and-running-signal-on-tails/</a></em></p> <ul> <li>Tested on Tails 5.12</li> </ul> <p>Let&rsquo;s go.</p> <ul> <li>Start a Tails with a Persistent Volume set with these options enabled (at least): <ul> <li>Persistent Folder</li> <li>Additional Software</li> <li>Dotfiles</li> </ul> </li> <li>When unlocking Persitence, set an [Administration Password|https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/startup_options/administration_password/]</li> <li>Make sure [Additional Software|https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/additional_software/] and [Personal Data|https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/persistence/configure/#index1h2] are enabled in the Persistence settings</li> <li>Install Flatpak: <ul> <li>Start <code>Synaptic Package Manager</code></li> <li>Click <code>Reload</code> on the top-left corner</li> <li>When finished, click <code>Search</code> on the top-right corner and enter <code>flatpak</code></li> <li>Click on the line for which the column &ldquo;Package&rdquo; says &ldquo;flatpak&rdquo;</li> <li>In the &ldquo;Package&rdquo; menu, click &ldquo;Mark for installation&rdquo;</li> <li>Click the <code>Apply</code> button</li> <li>When the Additional Software notification appears, choose if you want to automatically install flatpak when starting Tails (it will install it only when Persistence is unlocked). You will want that if you use Signal a lot in Tails</li> <li>Quit Synaptic</li> </ul> </li> <li></li> </ul>