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Tails (operating system)

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Release history

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Old version
Old version, still maintained
Latest version
Latest preview version
Future release
Release history
Version Release date Notes
Old version, no longer maintained: 0.2[1] 23 June 2009
  • First public release.
  • The project was called Amnesia.
Old version, no longer maintained: 0.5[2] ?
  • First release since the project was renamed to The Amnesic Incognito Live System.
Old version, no longer maintained: 1.0[1] 29 April 2014
  • 36th stable release.
Old version, no longer maintained: 2.0[3] 26 January 2016
  • Tails 2.0 uses Debian 8 as a base, GNOME Shell Classic Mode, systemd, and has newer software and firmware packages.[3]
Current stable version: 2.4[4] 6 June 2016
  • Automatic account configuration of Icedove, harden kernel and firewall, update the DRM and Mesa graphical libraries
  • New version of Tor Browser[4]
Future release: 2.5 2 August 2016
Future release: 3.0

TBA

  • Will focus on changes in the internals of Tails to make it more secure. That includes sandboxing critical applications and software hardening.[1]
Version Release date Notes
  1. ^ a b c "Tails 1.0 is out". Tails. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "version 0.5". Tails. Retrieved 17 Dec 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Tails 2.0 is out". Tails. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  4. ^ a b "Tails 2.4 is out". Tails. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference roadmap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).