[Tails-dev] [Tails-news] Tails 4.22 is out
In Tails 4.22, we focused on solving the most important issues in the _Tor Connection_ assistant to make it more robust and easier to use. # Changes and updates ## Included software and hardware support * Update _Tor Browser_ to [10.5.6](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1056). * Update _Thunderbird_ to [78.13](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/78.13.0/releasenotes/). * Update the AMD graphics firmware to 20210818. This should improve the support for some AMD graphics cards. ## _Tor Connection_ * Change the custom bridge interface to only allow entering 1 bridge. ([#18550](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18550)) People had troubles knowing how to enter their custom bridges when the widget was a textarea and only the first bridge is used anyway.  * Allow saving 1 custom bridge in the Persistent Storage. ([#5461](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/5461))  * Allow fixing the clock manually when connecting to Tor using bridges fails. ([#15548](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/15548)) This helps people East from London connect to Tor using obfs4 bridges and makes connecting to Tor more robust in general.  * Reduce the timeout that determines whether we can connect to Tor at all from 30 seconds to 10 seconds. Increase the timeout to start Tor entirely from 120 seconds to 600 seconds. ([#18501](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18501)). _Tor Connection_ now fails quicker when it's impossible to connect to Tor, while being more robust on slow Internet connections. * Allow trying again to connect to Tor from the error screen. ([#18539](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18539)) ## _Unsafe Browser_ * Stop restarting Tor when exiting the _Unsafe Browser_. ([#18562](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18562)) * Only mention the Persistent Storage in the _Unsafe Browser_ warning when there is already a Persistent Storage. ([#18551](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18551)) ## Others * Make sure that automatic upgrades are downloaded from a working mirror. ([#15755](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/15755)) * Add Russian to the offline documentation included in Tails. # Fixed problems ## _Tor Connection_ * Fix connecting to Tor using the default bridges. ([#18462](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18462)) * Fix connecting to Tor when the Wi-Fi settings are saved in the Persistent Storage. ([#18532](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18532)) * Stop trying to connect to Tor in the background when _Tor Connection_ reaches the error screen. ([#18740](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/18740)) For more details, read our [changelog](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/blob/master/debian/changelog). # Known issues None specific to this release. See the list of [long-standing issues](https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html). # Get Tails 4.22 ## To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your persistent storage * Automatic upgrades are broken from Tails 4.14 and earlier. Follow our instructions to do an [automatic upgrade from Tails 4.15, Tails 4.16, Tails 4.17, or Tails 4.18](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/error/check/index.en.html#4.18). * Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 4.19 or later to 4.22. You can [reduce the size of the download](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#reduce) of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version. * If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a [manual upgrade](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#manual). ## To install Tails on a new USB stick Follow our installation instructions: * [Install from Windows](https://tails.boum.org/install/win/index.en.html) * [Install from macOS](https://tails.boum.org/install/mac/index.en.html) * [Install from Linux](https://tails.boum.org/install/linux/index.en.html) The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading. ## To download only If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 4.22 directly: * [For USB sticks (USB image)](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html) * [For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)](https://tails.boum.org/install/download-iso/index.en.html) # What's coming up? Tails 4.23 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for October 5. Have a look at our [roadmap](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/roadmap) to see where we are heading to. URL:
[Tails-dev] using tails on microsoft surface
Hi Tails-development team, I hope you’re all good. I’m a big fan of tails and appreciate what you guys doing. Unfortunately tails is not working on my Microsoft surface laptop. I red in reddit that more people have this problem, So I wanted to ask if you can help me with that or if I maybe just have to wait until you update tails to make it Accessable also for newer computers. So in my case my mouse and keyboard is not reacting after rebooting. I would appreciate your help a lot and would be happy to a also be able to use tails on my computer. Thank you very much for your help! -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
[Tails-dev] Release schedule for Tails 4.23
Hi, Tails 4.23 is scheduled for October 5. We haven't decided who is gonna be the release manager yet. Dear manual testers, please tell tails...@boum.org how much manual testing you can do on: - October 4, later afternoon CEST - October 5, morning CEST Cheers! ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
Re: [Tails-dev] Using TAILS
safe-the-planet via Tails-dev: > Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Hi, > 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. Our official instructions have not required 2 USB sticks since October 2018. That's why we don't recommend YouTube videos: they tend to be very outdated and confuse more than help. Please refer only to https://tails.boum.org/install/. > 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. See our FAQ on VPNs: https://tails.boum.org/support/faq/#vpn. > 3) Why is the homepage called "tails.boum.org"? Why "boum"? Our website used to be hosted by boum.org, but not anymore. We've been looking for a better domain name but haven't got one just yet. > 4) In the persistent folder the data is secure but the folder is > visible. Will TAILS eventually come with programs similar to Veracrypt? Not super likely: https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/5929. > Or can these invisible folders be displayed with appropriate software? See https://tails.boum.org/doc/encryption_and_privacy/veracrypt/. -- sajolida Tails — https://tails.boum.org/ UX · Fundraising · Technical Writing OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ Tails-dev mailing list Tails-dev@boum.org https://www.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/tails-dev To unsubscribe from this list, send an empty email to tails-dev-unsubscr...@boum.org.
