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https://tails.net/news/version_6.0/index.en.html
Tails 6.0 2024-02-27
We are very excited to present you Tails 6.0, the first version of
Tails based on Debian 12 (Bookworm) and GNOME 43. Tails 6.0 brings new >>versions of most of the software included in Tails as well as several >>important security and usability improvements.
I. New features
1. Error detection on the Persistent Storage
2. Mount external devices automatically
3. Protection against malicious USB devices
4. Dark Mode and Night Light
5. Easier screenshots and screencasts
6. Easier Gmail in Thunderbird
7. Diceware passphrases in 5 more languages
II. Changes and updates
1. Included software
2. Removed features
III. Fixed problems
IV. Known issues
V. Get Tails 6.0
1. To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent
Storage 2. To install Tails 6.0 on a new USB stick
3. To download only
New features
Error detection on the Persistent Storage
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.
Authentication Required. A passphrase is needed to access encrypted
data.
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. You can only use new USB devices if they are plugged in
while the screen is unlocked.
Notification: Reconnect USB device. New device has been detected
while you were away. Please disconnect and reconnect the device to
start using it.
Dark Mode and Night Light
From the system menu of Tails 6.0, you can now switch between:
The default light mode with colder colors and more brightness
A dark mode
A night light mode with warmer colors and less brightness
A combination of both the dark mode and night light mode
Easier screenshots and screencasts
GNOME 43 introduces a new Take Screenshot shortcut in the system menu
that makes it easier to take a screenshot or record a screencast.
Easier Gmail in Thunderbird
Thanks to changes in both Thunderbird and Gmail, it's much easier to
configure a Gmail account in Thunderbird in Tails 6.0.
You don't have to configure anything special in your Gmail account,
other than the usual 2-Step Verification.
You can sign in to your Gmail account directly when configuring it
in Thunderbird.
Gmail: Sign in to continue to Mozilla Thunderbird
Diceware passphrases in 5 more languages
When creating a Persistent Storage, suggested passphrases are now
also generated in Catalan, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Thanks to jawlensky who created the word lists for Catalan, Italian,
and Spanish for Tails, but also made them available to all users of
diceware.
Changes and updates
Included software
Tails 6.0 updates most of the applications included in Tails, among
others:
Tor Browser to 13.0.10.
Electrum from 4.0.9 to 4.3.4
Improve support for the Lightning protocol and hardware wallets.
KeePassXC from 2.6.2 to 2.7.4
Add entry tags.
Support dark mode.
Redesign history view.
Metadata Cleaner from 1.0.2 to 2.4.0
Redesign the whole user interface.
Support dark mode.
Add support for AIFF and HEIC files.
Text Editor from gedit to gnome-text-editor
Support dark mode.
Inkscape from 1.0.2 to 1.2.2
Audacity from 2.4.2 to 3.2.4
Gimp from 2.10.22 to 2.10.34
Kleopatra from 4:20.08 to 4:22.12
Removed features
Remove the icons on the desktop.
The extension of GNOME Shell that we used to provide this feature is
not well integrated into GNOME and created other problems. (#19920)
Remove the item Wipe and Wipe available disk space from the shortcut
menu of the Files browser.
Secure deletion is not reliable enough on USB sticks and Solid-State
Drives (SSDs) for us to keep advertising this feature.
We updated our documentation on secure deletion to new
recommendations: use encrypted volumes, overwrite the entire device,
or disintegrate it physically.
Remove the item Remove metadata from the shortcut menu of the Files
browser.
The developers of MAT2, the metadata removal library used by
Metadata Cleaner are not providing this option anymore.
Remove GtkHash
You can still install GtkHash as Additional Software.
Fixed problems
Fix several issues with special characters and non-Latin scripts in
the screen keyboard. (#18076)
For more details, read our changelog.
Known issues
OnionShare is still included as version 2.2.
We tried to include OnionShare 2.6 in Tails 6.0, but it has several
issues that had security implications. (#20135 and #20140)
Mounting external devices automatically interferes with the Back Up
Persistent Storage utility. (#20143)
Get Tails 6.0
To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage
Automatic upgrades are only available from Tails 6.0~rc1 to 6.0.
All other users have to do a manual upgrade.
To install Tails 6.0 on a new USB stick
Follow our installation instructions:
Install from Windows
Install from macOS
Install from Linux
Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG
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 6.0 directly:
For USB sticks (USB image)
For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)
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