The new version of Tails 4.0 based on Debian 10 Buster arrives

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The launch of the new version of the distribution has been presented Tails 4.0 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), which It is based on Debian and is designed to provide anonymous access to the network. In addition to that it provides the Tor system for anonymous output of data and all connections except traffic through the Tor network.

In this new version of Tails, has been migrated to the base of the system to the current version of Debian 10 "Buster", plus some security fixes and updates have also been applied to the different components of the system.

In Tails 4.0, we can find that the password manager KeePassX has been replaced by a more actively developed community fork "KeePassXC".

Application OnionShare has been updated to version 1.3.2, (This is an application that allows you to transfer and receive files safely and anonymously, as well as organize the work of a public service for file sharing).

The Tor browser has been updated to version 9.0, which, when the window is resized, displays a gray frame around the content of the web pages. This framework does not allow sites to identify the browser by window size. The content of the onion icon is moved from the panel to the menu "(i)" at the beginning of the address bar.

The MAT metadata cleanup tool was updated to version 0.8.0 (version 0.6.1 was previously delivered). MAT no longer supports its own graphical interface but comes only in the form of a command line utilitys and additions to the Nautilus file manager. To clear the metadata in Nautilus, now simply open the contextual menu of the file and just select the option "Delete metadata".

In addition, one of the main changes that stand out in the announcement of this new version of Tails 4.0, is that the developers worked on this version to get it started 20% faster, along with which the RAM consumption is reduced by approximately 250 MB.

Along with these changes the size of the system image was reduced by 46 MB, despite all the changes that have been made in this new version of Tails 4.0.

And it is that we can realize in this great work by the developers to reduce memory consumption and especially of the system image, given the inclusion of new versions of the system components.

Just like the Linux kernel 5.3.2, which brings more hardware support to the system, the new drivers for Wi-Fi and graphics cards.

Of the updated components that are highlighted in the ad, we can find Electrum 3.3.8, Enigmail 2.0.12, Gnupg 2.2.12, Audacity 2.2.2.2, GIMP 2.10.8, Inkscape 0.92.4, LibreOffice 6.1.5, git 2.20.1, Tor 0.4.1.6.

Another change that stands out in Tails 4.0 is the addition of initial support for Thunderboldt devices and USB tethering support for iPhone.

tails greeter, the initial configuration interface of the first login, was improved for non-English speaking users, since various things were simplified.

Languages ​​were removed in the language selection dialog, only languages ​​with a sufficient number of translations remained.

Simplified selection of keyboard layout. Fixed issues opening accessible help pages in languages ​​other than English. Adjusted format settings. Additional settings were ignored after clicking the 'Cancel' or 'Back' buttons.

Of the other changes that are mentioned in the announcement:

  • Scribus has been removed from the system.
  • Redesigned on-screen keyboard, made easier to use.
  • Added ability to display permanent storage password when creating it.
  • New manuals have been added to the documentation on safely deleting all device data, including USB drives and SSDs, as well as creating backup copies of permanent storage.
  •  Pidgin removes the default accounts.
  • The problem of opening sections with Tails data from other USB drives has been solved.

To get the new version of Tails 4.0 they can do it from the link below.


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