Software Update: Tails 4.24

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Tails stands for The amnesic incognito live system and is a live Linux distribution that focuses on privacy and anonymity. It uses Debian GNU/Linux as its base and adds a Gnome environment with Tor, Tor Browser, Pidgin, Thunderbird, Electrum, LibreOffice, GPG and KeePassXC. For more information, please refer to this page† The development team has released version 4.24 and the changelog for that release looks like this:

Changes and updates

  • Update Tor Browser to 11.0
  • Make the confirmation dialog of Tails Installer more scary when reinstalling a USB stick that has a Persistent Storage. †#18301

Improvements to the Tor Connection assistant

  • Improve the time zone selection interface. †#18514
  • Improve the explanation when fixing the clock. †#18572
  • Explain better how to type a bridge. †#18597
  • Remove mention to local networks when opening the Unsafe Browser. †#18600

Fixed problems

  • Avoid high CPU usage when getting download progress info in Tails Upgrader. †#18632

For more details, read our changelog

Known issues

  • The Unsafe Browser has display problems, but still works to sign in to a network using a captive portal.

Version number 4.24
Release status Final
Operating systems Linux
Website tails
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License type Conditions (GNU/BSD/etc.)
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