New features
Error detection on the Persistent Storage
Tails 6.0 warns you about errors when reading or writing from your Tails USB stick.urB免费翻墙网
These alerts can help you diagnose hardware failures on your USB stick and backup your Persistent Storage before it's too late.urB免费翻墙网
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.urB免费翻墙网
This feature also simplifies how to unlock VeraCrypt encrypted volumes.urB免费翻墙网
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.urB免费翻墙网
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.urB免费翻墙网
You can only use new USB devices if they are plugged in while the screen is unlocked.urB免费翻墙网
Dark Mode and Night Light
From the system menu of Tails 6.0, you can now switch between:urB免费翻墙网
- 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 shortcut in the system menu that makes it easier to take a screenshot or record a screencast.urB免费翻墙网
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.urB免费翻墙网
- 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.
Diceware passphrases in 5 more languages
When creating a Persistent Storage, suggested passphrases are now also generated in Catalan, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.urB免费翻墙网
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.urB免费翻墙网
Changes and updates
Included software
Tails 6.0 updates most of the applications included in Tails, among others:urB免费翻墙网
- 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
- 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)urB免费翻墙网
- 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.urB免费翻墙网
We updated our documentation on secure deletion to new recommendations: use encrypted volumes, overwrite the entire device, or disintegrate it physically.urB免费翻墙网
- 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.urB免费翻墙网
You can still install GtkHash as Additional Software.urB免费翻墙网
Fixed problems
- Fix several issues with special characters and non-Latin scripts in the screen keyboard. (#18076)
For more details, read our changelog.urB免费翻墙网
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)urB免费翻墙网
- 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.urB免费翻墙网
To install Tails 6.0 on a new USB stick
Follow our installation instructions:urB免费翻墙网
The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.urB免费翻墙网
To download only
If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 6.0 directly:urB免费翻墙网
Support and feedback
For support and feedback, visit the Support section on the Tails website.urB免费翻墙网
