Software-update: Tails 7.6

Tails staat voor 'The amnesic incognito live system' en is een live Linux-distributie die zich richt op privacy en anonimiteit. Als basis maakt het gebruik van Debian GNU/Linux en het voegt daaraan een Gnome-omgeving met onder meer Tor, Tor Browser, Pidgin, Thunderbird, Electrum, LibreOffice, GPG en KeePassXC toe. Voor meer informatie verwijzen we naar deze pagina. Versie 7 is op Debian 13 gebaseerd en heeft Gnome 48 als desktopomgeving. In versie 7.6 zijn de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen aangebracht:

Automatic Tor bridges

You can now learn about Tor bridges directly from the Tor Connection assistant in Tails. Tor bridges are secret Tor relays that hide that you are connecting to Tor. If connecting to Tor is blocked from where you are, you can use a bridge as your first Tor relay to circumvent this censorship.

In Tails 7.6, choose Connect to Tor automatically when opening Tor Connection. If access to the Tor network is blocked, the bridge configuration screen offers a new option called Ask for a Tor bridge based on your region. This feature uses the same technology as the connection assistant in Tor Browser outside of Tails, which was introduced in Tor Browser 11.5 (July 2022). Tails downloads information about bridges that are most likely to work in your region from the Moat API of the Tor Project. To circumvent censorship, this connection is disguised as a connection to another website using domain fronting.

GNOME Secrets

In Tails 7.6, the Secrets password manager replaces KeePassXC. Secrets has a simpler interface and is better integrated in the GNOME desktop. For example, accessibility features, such as the screen keyboard and cursor size, are working again with Secrets. Secrets offers to unlock your previous KeePassXC database automatically, because both Secrets and KeePassXC use the same file format to store passwords. If you miss more advanced features from KeePassXC, you can install KeePassXC as additional software. The main keyboard shortcuts of Secrets are similar to the ones of KeePassXC, with Shift in addition to Ctrl:

• Shift+Ctrl+C: copy password
• Shift+Ctrl+V: copy address
• Shift+Ctrl+B: copy username
• Shift+Ctrl+T: copy one-time password

To see the full list of keyboard shortcuts of Secrets, press Ctrl+?.

Changes and updates

• Update Electrum from 4.5.8 to 4.7.0.
• Update Tor Browser to 15.0.8.
• Update Thunderbird to 140.8.0.
• Update most firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on.

Fixed problems

• Translate the confirmation dialog that appears before saving the language and keyboard layout on the USB stick. (#21448)
• Fix the Learn More button in the Thunderbird migration notification. (#21455)
• Fix automated upgrades in Turkish. (#21466)

For more details, read our changelog.

Versienummer	7.6
Releasestatus	Final
Besturingssystemen	Linux
Website	Tails
Download	https://tails.net/install/index.en.html
Licentietype	Voorwaarden (GNU/BSD/etc.)