Tails
Linux distribution for anonymity and privacy
Also known as TAILS · TailsOS · Tails OS · The Amnesic Incognito Live System
- Instance of
- free operating system
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Sources- 1.tails.boum.org/doc/about/license/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-08-30
- , Linux distribution
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- free operating system
- Website
Overview
All data
222 statements · 81% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Latest version
- 7.15 released: October 13, 2026 · version type: stable version
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- 1.3 released: February 24, 2015
- 1.4 released: May 12, 2015
- 1.5 released: August 11, 2015
- 1.5.1 released: August 28, 2015
- 1.4.1 released: August 3, 2015
- 1.3.2 released: March 31, 2015
- 1.3.1 released: March 23, 2015
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- 1.2.3 released: January 23, 2015
- 1.2.2 released: December 16, 2014
- 1.2.1 released: December 4, 2014
- 1.2 released: October 16, 2014
- 1.1.2 released: September 26, 2014
- 1.1.1 released: September 2, 2014
- 1.1 released: July 31, 2014
- 1.0.1 released: June 10, 2014
- 1.0 released: May 1, 2014
- 1.6 released: September 22, 2015
- 1.7 released: November 3, 2015
- 1.8 released: December 15, 2015
- 1.8.1 released: December 19, 2015
- 1.8.2 released: January 10, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 1.8.2 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_1.8.2/Retrieved 2016-01-16
- 2.“Tails 1.8.2 is out”mailman.boum.org/pipermail/amnesia-news/2016-January/000101.htmlRetrieved 2016-01-16
- 2.0 released: January 26, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.0 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.0/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-01-26
- 2.0.1 released: February 13, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.0.1 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.0.1/Retrieved 2016-02-13
- 2.2 released: March 8, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.2 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.2/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-03-08
- 2.2.1 released: March 18, 2016 · version type: stable version
- 2.3 released: April 26, 2016 · version type: stable version
- 2.4 released: June 7, 2016 · version type: stable version
- 2.5 released: July 31, 2016 · version type: stable version · download url: gitlab.tails.boum.org
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.5 is out”marc.info/?l=tails-news&m=147015676028334&w=2Retrieved 2021-02-02
- 2.6 released: September 20, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.6 is out”mailman.boum.org/pipermail/amnesia-news/2016-September/000113.htmlRetrieved 2016-09-21
- 2.7 released: November 15, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.7 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.7/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-11-17
- 2.7.1 released: November 30, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.7.1 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.7.1/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-12-01
- 2.“Tails 2.7.1 is out”mailman.boum.org/pipermail/amnesia-news/2016-December/000119.htmlRetrieved 2016-12-20
- 2.9.1 released: December 14, 2016 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.9.1 is out”mailman.boum.org/pipermail/amnesia-news/2016-December/000120.htmlRetrieved 2016-12-20
- 2.“Tails 2.9.1 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.9.1/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-12-20
- 2.10 released: January 24, 2017 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.10 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.10/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2017-02-04
- 2.11 released: March 7, 2017 · version type: stable version
- 2.12 version type: stable version · released: April 19, 2017
- 3.0 version type: stable version · released: June 13, 2017
- 3.3 released: November 14, 2017
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.3 is out”mailman.boum.org/pipermail/amnesia-news/2017-November/000142.htmlRetrieved 2017-11-16
- 3.4 released: January 9, 2018
- 3.5 released: January 23, 2018 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.5 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.5/index.en.html
- 3.6 released: March 13, 2018 · version type: stable version · described at url: tails.boum.org
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.6 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.6/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2018-03-14
- 3.6.1 released: March 18, 2018 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.6.1 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.6.1/index.en.html
- 3.7 released: May 8, 2018 · version type: stable version · download url: gitlab.tails.boum.org
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Sources- 1.gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/tags/3.7Retrieved 2021-01-28
- 3.8 version type: stable version · released: June 26, 2018
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Sources- 1.“https://tails.boum.org/news/version_3.8/index.en.html”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.8/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2018-06-27
- 3.9 released: September 5, 2018
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.9 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.9/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2019-01-31
- 3.11 released: December 11, 2018
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.11 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.11/index.de.htmlRetrieved 2019-01-31
- 3.12 released: January 29, 2019
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.12 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.12/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2019-01-31
- 3.12.1
- 3.13 released: March 19, 2019 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.13 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.13/index.de.html
- 3.13.1 released: March 23, 2019 · version type: stable version
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.13.1 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.13.1/index.en.html
- 3.14 released: May 21, 2019
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.14 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_3.14/index.en.html
- 3.15 released: July 9, 2019 · version type: stable version
- 3.16 version type: stable version · released: September 4, 2019
- 4.0 version type: stable version · released: October 22, 2019
- 4.1.1 version type: stable version · released: December 17, 2019
- 4.2 version type: stable version · released: January 7, 2020
- 4.2.2 version type: stable version · released: January 14, 2020
- 4.3 version type: stable version · released: February 11, 2020
- 4.4 version type: stable version · released: March 11, 2020
- 4.4.1 version type: stable version · released: March 22, 2020
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- 7.15 released: October 13, 2026 · version type: stable version
- Based on
- Debian latest version: 8
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.0 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.0/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-01-26
- GNOME Shell(since 2016)
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Sources- 1.“Tails 2.0 is out”tails.boum.org/news/version_2.0/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2016-01-26
- Incognito
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Sources- 1.“The Tails Project's The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails)”linuxjournal.com/content/tails-projects-amnesic-incognito-live-system-tails
- Debian latest version: 8
- Public key fingerprint
- A490 D0F4 D311 A415 3E2B B7CA DBB8 02B2 58AC D84F title: Tails developers
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Sources- 1.“Which PGP keys sign which packages”torproject.org/docs/signing-keys.html.enRetrieved 2017-03-09
- 2.“Install from Debian, Ubuntu, or Mint using the command line and GnuPG”tails.boum.org/install/expert/usb/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2021-07-28
- 3.“Install Tails from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG”tails.boum.org/install/expert/index.en.htmlRetrieved 2022-06-07
- A490 D0F4 D311 A415 3E2B B7CA DBB8 02B2 58AC D84F title: Tails developers
- Platforms
- x86-64
- IA-32(until 2017)
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Sources- 1.“Tails 3.0 will require a 64-bit processor”tails.net/news/Tails_3.0_will_require_a_64-bit_processor/
- Social media followers
- 70,247(February 10, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 766250432
- 3,712(April 11, 2024) mastodon address: tails@fosstodon.org
- 3,695(March 16, 2024) mastodon address: tails@fosstodon.org
- 3,626(February 12, 2024) mastodon address: tails@fosstodon.org
- 64,270(January 8, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 766250432
- 55,773(January 8, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 766250432
- 52,748(July 29, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 766250432
- IM channel URL
- tails@conference.riseup.net
- xmpp:tails@conference.riseup.net
- Released
- June 23, 2009
- Alternative name
- The Amnesic Incognito Live System
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Sources- 1.Stated in logotails.net/contribute/how/promote/logo/Retrieved 2025-05-01
- The Amnesic Incognito Live System
On other databases
11 identifiers linking Tails across the web's reference databases