tails 1.8.1 is out

https://tails.boum.org/news/version_1.8.1/index.en.html

Tails 1.8.1 is out December 19, 2015

This release fixes numerous security issues. All users must upgrade as soon as possible.

Changes Upgrades and changes Tor Browser to 5.0.6

Fixed problems Fix time synchronization in bridge mode.

Known issues Automatic upgrades are much slower to apply than before. Expect the upgrade to take around an hour after the download is finished. See #10757 for details.

If your Tails does not boot after an automatic upgrade, please upgrade your Tails manually. For users of a persistent Electrum Bitcoin client

If you have enabled the Bitcoin client (Electrum) persistence feature and have upgraded a Tails USB stick installation to Tails 1.8.1, then please follow these steps in order to make Electrum able to connect to the network: Make sure Electrum is not running. Choose Applications ▸ Accessories ▸ Terminal to open a terminal. Execute the following command to migrate the configuration: echo '{"auto_connect": true, "proxy": "socks5:localhost:9050"}' > ~/.electrum/config

What's coming up? The next Tails release is scheduled for January 26.

Have a look at our roadmap to see where we are heading to.

We need your help and there are many ways to contribute to Tails (donating is only one of them). Come talk to us!

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Comments


[1 Points] None:

will this protect me from that nasty bill that just got passed? Up until now I've just used windows


[3 Points] upsidedownsyndrom:

stop lyin tails 1.0 aint even out


[1 Points] None:

Anyone know how to get proper internet drivers? On Ubuntu etc mine are recognized, but not on TAILS in the additional drivers app.


[-3 Points] goldandguns:

DAE not use tails at all as a buyer? I just feel like it's a bit much