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StartOS was an independent Chinese Linux distribution with the GNOME desktop tweaked to resemble Microsoft Windows XP. In the beginning it was based on Ubuntu, but starting from version 4.0 it adopted custom package management (called YPK) and system installer, though the underlying live medium was still built using Ubuntu's Casper tool.
Status: Discontinued
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2020-04-07 |
NEW • Distribution Release: Tails 4.5 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The project's latest release, Tails 4.5, fixes a security vulnerability in the Firefox web browser and provides support for Secure Boot. "Tails 4.5 is out. This release fixes many security vulnerabilities. You should upgrade as soon as possible. New features: Tails now starts on computers with Secure Boot enabled. If your Mac displays the following error, 'Security settings do not allow this Mac to use an external startup disk', then you have to change the settings of the Startup Security Utility of your Mac to authorize starting from Tails. Changes and updates: Update Tor Browser to 9.0.9. This update fixes several vulnerabilities in Firefox, including some critical ones. Mozilla is aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this vulnerability. Known issues: none specific to this release. Tails 4.6 is scheduled for May 5." Further details along with tips for upgrading existing copies of Tails can be found in the project's release announcement. Download: tails-amd64-4.5.iso (1,113MB, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client and instant messenger, all pre-configured with security in mind and with all traffic anonymised. To achieve this, Incognito uses the Tor network to make Internet traffic very hard to trace.
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2024-10-08 |
Distribution Release: Tails 6.8 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The project's latest release, Tails 6.8, improves handling of persistent storage, updates Tor Browser, and provides a better explanation when MAC randomization fails. "When the file system of the Persistent Storage has errors, Tails now offers you to repair the file system when unlocking from the Welcome Screen. Because not all file system errors can be safely recovered this way, we wrote comprehensive documentation on how to recover data from the Persistent Storage using complementary techniques. Update Tor Browser to 13.5.6. Improve the notification when a network interface is disabled because MAC address anonymization failed. Increase the maximum waiting time to 8 minutes when unlocking the Persistent Storage before returning an error. Hide shown password while unlocking Persistent Storage." A full list of changes can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-6.8.img (1,484MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-6.8.iso (1,474MB, signature, torrent). |
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2024-08-13 |
Distribution Release: Tails 6.6 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity. The project's latest release, Tails 6.6, is focused on fixing issues and improving the persistent storage experience. "Fixed problems: Persistent storage: Increase the maximum waiting time to 4 minutes when unlocking the Persistent Storage before returning an error. Made the creation of the Persistent Storage more robust after starting a Tails USB stick for the first time. Prevent the Persistent Storage settings from freezing after opening a link to the documentation. Prevent Additional Software from crashing when installing virtual packages. Networking: Fix connecting to the Tor network using default bridges. Allow enabling multiple network interfaces again." The release announcement offers additional information. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-6.6.iso (1,459MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-6.6.img (1,469MB, signature, torrent). |
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2024-06-18 |
Distribution Release: Tails 6.4 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The distribution's latest version, Tails 6.4, introduces a random seed to help strength cryptographic functions: "Tails now stores a random seed on the USB stick to strengthen all cryptography. Having a secure random number generator is critical to some of the cryptography used in Tails, for example, in the Persistent Storage, Tor, or HTTPS. This random seed is stored outside of the Persistent Storage so that all users can benefit from stronger cryptography. Changes and updates: switch to using HTTPS addresses instead of an onion addresses for the Debian and Tails APT repositories, this makes the Additional Software feature more reliable; update Tor Browser to 13.0.16; update the Tor client to 0.4.8.12; update Thunderbird to 115.12.0. Fixed problems: fix more issues when unlocking the persistent storage; fix connecting to a mobile broadband network on some hardware; enable again the PDF reader of Thunderbird that we disabled in Tails 6.3 for security reasons; improve the error message of Tails Cloner when the target USB stick cannot be unmounted because it is being used...." Additional details can be found in the release announcement. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-6.4.iso (1,396MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-6.4.img (1,406MB, signature, torrent). |
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2024-02-27 |
Distribution Release: Tails 6.0 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The project's latest release, version 6.0, places a focus on accessing storage and protecting the user from malicious storage devices. "Tails 6.0 warns you about errors when reading or writing from your Tails USB stick. These alerts can help you diagnose hardware failures on your USB stick and backup your Persistent Storage before it's too late. Mount external devices automatically - When you plug in an external storage device, a USB stick or an external hard disk, Tails 6.0 mounts it automatically. If the storage device contains an encrypted partition, Tails 6.0 offers you to unlock the encryption automatically. This feature also simplifies how to unlock VeraCrypt encrypted volumes. Protection against malicious USB devices - If an attacker manages to plug a malicious USB device in your computer, they could run software that breaks the security built in Tails without your knowledge. To protect from such attacks while you are away from your computer, Tails 6.0 ignores any USB device that is plugged in while your screen is locked." These and additional features are covered in the release announcement. Download: tails-amd64-6.0.img (1,359MB, signature, torrent, pkglist). |
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2024-02-02 |
Development Release: Tails 6.0 RC1 |
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The Tails project, which develops a Debian-based live DVD/USB with built-in Internet anonymity features, has announced the availability of the initial release candidate for the upcoming Tails 6.0. The new version is based on Debian 12 and features the GNOME 43 desktop environment: "We are very excited to present you a release candidate of the upcoming Tails 6.0. We plan to release Tails 6.0 officially on February 27. You can help us by testing a release candidate of Tails 6.0 before February 18. Tails 6.0 will be the first version of Tails based on Debian 12 'Bookworm' and GNOME 43. It will bring new versions of most of the software included in Tails as well as several important security and usability improvements. We will provide security upgrades for Tails 6.0~rc1 like we do for regular versions of Tails. New features: mount external devices automatically; protection against malicious USB devices; dark mode and night light; asier screenshots and screencasts; easier Gmail in Thunderbird...." Continue to the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-6.0~rc1.iso (1,349MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-6.0~rc1.img (1,359MB, signature, torrent). |
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2023-05-16 |
Distribution Release: Tails 5.13 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The project has added a few new tools to the distribution in Tails 5.13, including the cURL downloading program which will run over the Tor network by default. Encryption for persistent storage has also been upgraded. "Add curl, a command line tool to download over HTTPS, FTP, and other protocols. curl can be useful for online investigations as an alternative to wget. Everything you do with curl goes through the Tor network. If you want to use curl on a local network, use /usr/bin/curl instead. Use LUKS2 by default for all new Persistent Storage and LUKS encrypted volumes. LUKS2 provide stronger cryptography by default. We will provide a migration plan from LUKS1 to LUKS2 for existing Persistent Storage in Tails 5.14 (early June). Update Tor Browser to 12.0.6." Additional information can be found in the release announcement and in the changelog. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-5.13.iso (1,255MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-5.13.img (1,265MB, signature, torrent). |
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2023-03-20 |
Distribution Release: Tails 5.11 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing Internet anonymity for the user. The project's latest release, Tails 5.11, introduces zRAM for increasing memory capacity which should allow for longer sessions. "Tails 5.11 is out. New features: Tails now uses the zRAM Linux kernel module to extend the capacity of the computer's memory; you can run more applications or use your session for longer periods of time; Tails will handle more load before freezing and become slow more progressively; you can record screencasts using the integrated feature of GNOME, we configured this feature to allow unlimited screencasts. Changes and updates: update Tor Browser to 12.0.4; update Thunderbird to 102.9.0; redesigned the unlocking section of the Welcome Screen. Known issues: none specific to this release. Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.11. Tails 5.12 is scheduled for April 18." The release announcement and changelog offer further information. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-5.11.iso (1,255MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-5.11.img (1,265MB, signature, torrent). |
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2022-12-20 |
Distribution Release: Tails 5.8 |
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Version 5.8 of Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), a Debian-based live DVD/USB that attempts to provide complete Internet anonymity for the user, is now available. Although the new version continues to be based on Debian 11, it brings some surprising changes, including improved persistence features as well as Wayland as a replacement of X.Org: "Tails 5.8 is the most important release of Tails in years. It includes both major redesign of existing features, important usability improvements, and hardened security. After 2 years of hard work, we are extremely proud to present you a complete redesign of Persistent Storage. Persistent Storage hasn't changed much since its first release in 2012 because the code was hard to modify and improve. But we learned from users that Persistent Storage could do a lot more for you if it had more features and was easier to use: you don't have to restart any more after creating Persistent Storage or each time you activate a new feature; you can change the password of Persistent Storage from this new application; you can choose to create Persistent Storage directly from Welcome Screen, if you don't have one already." Read the full release announcement for further information. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-5.8.iso (1,255MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-5.8.img (1,265MB, signature, torrent). |
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2022-08-25 |
Distribution Release: Tails 5.4 |
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The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based Linux live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The project's latest release, Tails 5.4, introduces an updated kernel with newer hardware support, along with some kernel-related security hardening. This release also disables forced HTTPS connections to make it easier for users to connect to wi-fi networks where a sign-in is required. "Harden several aspects of our Linux kernel. Disable HTTPS-only mode in the Unsafe Browser to make it easier to sign in to Wi-Fi networks. Update Tor Browser to 11.5.2. Update tor to 0.4.7.10. Update the Linux kernel to 5.10.136. This should improve the support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on. It will also fix an important vulnerability. For more details, read our changelog." Additional information can be found in the project's release announcement. Tails offers separate download images for DVD and USB thumb drives. Download (pkglist): tails-amd64-5.4.iso (1,239MB, signature, torrent), tails-amd64-5.4.img (1,249MB, signature, torrent). |
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