The release of a specialized distribution Tails 7.0 (The amnesic Incognito Live System) has been announced, based on the DEBIAN package base and designed for anonymous internet browsing. Tails provides anonymous access to the network through the Tor system, blocking all connections except traffic via the Tor network by default. User data is encrypted for storage between launches to maintain privacy.
Users can download the ISO-image of Tails 7.0, which is capable of running in live-mode, with a size of 2 GB. Several updates have been made in the new version:
- The transition to the DEBIAN 13 package base
- Update of the desktop environment to GNOME 48 (previously used GNOME 43)
- Reduction of startup time to 10-15 seconds at the cost of a decrease in compression efficiency by about 10%. The ISO-image size has doubled compared to the previous version, from 1 to 2 GB, and the minimum RAM requirement has increased from 2 to 3 GB.
- Updated versions of various programs including Linux 6.12.43 core, tor Browser 14.5.7, Tor 0.4.8.17, Thunderbird 128.14.0, Electrum 4.5.8, OnionShare 2.6.3, Keepassxc 2.7.10, Kleopatra 4.24.12, Inkscape 1.4, Gimp 3.0.4, Audacity 3.7.3, Text Editor 48.3, Document Scanner 46.0
- Replacement of the Gnome Terminal terminal emulator with Gnome Console, and Gnome Image Viewer with Gnome Loupe. Fast access to the file manager in the side panel. Removal of the Kleopatra application from the menu with selected programs.
- Inclusion of the UNAR utility (RAR format integrated into File Roller), Aircrack-NG package (installable from the repository), Power Statistics utility, and SQ package.
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