Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

since a few weeks we are engaged in using TAILS. Many thanks to all those who 
make sure that we can use this great system for free. A small donation is 
guaranteed from our side. :-)

We have already read a lot on the homepage of TAILS and on other sites, but we 
still have a few questions.

1) There are very good videos on YT how to install TAILS. We have already 
written out the procedure and wanted to install TAILS soon. But unfortunately 
you need two USB sticks for it. Now we have seen on the homepage of TAILS that 
you can also do this directly in Linux - in the terminal. This is faster and 
only one USB stick is needed. Not that we only have one USB stick, we find the 
installation via terminal easier.
Do we see it right, that you can only copy the commands and paste them into the 
terminal? You have to be a little careful to use the right name ... But 
otherwise we find it easier.

We try it. Otherwise we can always take the 2-USB stick variant from YT.

2) We always read that you should NOT use TAILS or the TOR browser with VPN. 
What do you recommend? Why is it more insecure to use with VPN, should it be 
the case? Of course, we assume VPN's that have an appropriate reputation and 
can be classified safe. Otherwise, of course, the situation is clear.

3) Why is the homepage called "tails.boum.org"? Why "boum"?

4) In the persistent folder the data is secure but the folder is visible. Will 
TAILS eventually come with programs similar to Veracrypt? This would allow the 
folders to be hidden. Or can these invisible folders be displayed with 
appropriate software? Would you recommend Varacrypt? For us it's not about 
vital documents, but more about not presenting a part of our data completely 
open right away, like on an external hard drive. Without encryption and hiding 
by e.g. Verascrypt our data is completely open and accessible to everyone.

Otherwise we find that there is too much software in TAILS. We are not 
professionals, but we think that some things could be left out.
Thank you for taking the time to read these lines.

Please continue with your excellent work.

Best regards,
Maria and family

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