Tails 6.4 (2024-06-18)
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| Newsgroups | alt.comp.freeware |
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| Organization | dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
https://tails.net/news/version_6.4/index.en.html >Tails 6.4 >2024-06-18 >New features >Random seed >Tails now stores a random seed on the USB stick to strengthen all >cryptography. >Having a secure random number generator is critical to some of the >cryptography used in Tails, for example, in the Persistent Storage, >Tor, or HTTPS. >This random seed is stored outside of the Persistent Storage so that >all users can benefit from stronger cryptography. >Changes and updates > Switch to using HTTPS addresses instead of an onion addresses for the > Debian and Tails APT repositories. This makes the Additional Software > feature more reliable. > Update Tor Browser to 13.0.16. > Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.12. > Update Thunderbird to 115.12.0. >Fixed problems > Fix more issues when unlocking the Persistent Storage. (#20020, #20344, > #19913) > Fix connecting to a mobile broadband network on some hardware. (#20291) > Enable again the PDF reader of Thunderbird that we disabled in Tails > 6.3 for security. > Improve the error message of Tails Cloner when the target USB stick > cannot be unmounted because it is being used. (#19253) > Fix the homepage of Tor Browser when using the New Identity feature. > This removes the error message Tor Browser blocked your homepage from > loading. (#20381) > Remove the redundant dialog when unlocking a VeraCrypt volume using the > Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes utility. (#20281) >For more details, read our changelog. >Get Tails 6.4 >To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage > Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.4. > You can reduce the size of the download 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. >To install Tails 6.4 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 6.4 directly: > For USB sticks (USB image) > For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image) [end quote]