New features
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
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Update Electrum from 4.5.8 to 4.7.0.
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Update Tor Browser to 15.0.8.
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Update Thunderbird to 140.8.0.
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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.
Get Tails 7.6
To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage
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Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.6.
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If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.
To install Tails 7.6 on a new USB stick
Follow our installation instructions:
The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of
upgrading.
To download only
If you don’t need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails
7.6 directly:
Support and feedback
For support and feedback, visit the Support
section on the Tails website.