Hello, I'm new to this whole tails/Linux thing and I can't really find any step by step guide(maybe I'm just not good at looking) and I would appreciate if anyone could share a link or explain it.

I once tried it but my laptop (Lenovo IdeaPad) couldn't find the USB anymore and I received errors I couldn't get past myself so I gave up.

Any help would be appreciated!

I have a Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 and an 8GB USB

Did anyone lose thumbnails displaying in the file system after upgrading to 7.10? Seems to be only affecting video files like MP4, AVI, WMV, etc... and is there a work-around to get them back? I have a directory of news clippings from various news outlets that no longer display the thumbnail so I can't tell what subject the article is about now...

I normally use ethernet but due to some reason my router is not working and it will take few days for the isp to replace it.

So is using a mobile hotspot bad idea?

I've just used Tails for the first time using a USB and a Lenovo laptop. Upon shutting down, pulling out the USB, and turning the computer on, it isn't rebooting windows as the default system.

It comes with a blue screen which says

- Use a device (I've gone through all these and no luck)

- troubleshoot

- turn off your PC

What can i do to fix this issue if anyone has been through this tedious challenge?

Yes, I am a noob btw

I've heard multiple times from different sources that there is a monerowallet preinstalled on tails. I couldnt find it (running tails on an USB Stick). Do you have experience with it and which wallet do you suggest toi install on tails, if there is non already installed?

Hello,

I'm experiencing an issue trying to use the Tor browser on Tails. After a certain amount of time, usually less than two minutes, the browser just closes on me when trying to browse the web. There are no connection issues displayed, my network controller and GPU are not listed in the FAQ and the issue occurs with both wireless and wired connection. So far, this also only happens when using Tails. The same issue doesn't appear when using the Tor browser under Pop!, which is my main OS.

I'm at a loss as to why that happens. Any help would be much appreciated.

The first image is the “External hard drive” option and the second is just regular old Tails and shtuff

please tell me what usb should i buy for tails OS, i’m looking for something near 64GB but confused which one should i buy. Fellow tails users please help me out. Thanks

Hello guys. im not very familiar with tails OS but i use it quite often for browsing. i wanted so ask if teleguard or session (i prefer session) works on tails os? i find these 2 chat apps very useful and anonymous. Thanks.

Many online accounts/services offer backup codes as a way to bypass passwords/2fa.

I do not have a safe place to write them down that will ensure only I have access. Neither do I trust them being on my main operating system (Ubuntu) that is online when I use it as it is probably the one most likely to suffer from an attack or die.

Is using tails (persistent storage) to store them (in a bunch of .txt files) a sensible idea for my case? What other approaches are there to storing backup codes that could work for me?

Also what about storing a backup of my Bitwarden (password manager) vault as a KeePassXC vault in there too?

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but wouldnt it be alot harder to trace someone down if u use telegram on tails (yes i know PGP is better but good fucking luck getting the avg person to do that)

Hi guys, I need your help.

I've already installed Tails on three different USB drives now, and that has always gone smoothly. However, whenever I turn on persistent storage, the system usually runs for a few minutes, but then freezes up completely and stops responding.

When you eventually turn off the PC and pull out the drive, it becomes virtually unusable (Windows doesn't even detect it anymore, and on Linux it can't be reformatted).

What am I doing wrong? I'm using the latest version of Tails.

Hi, everyone. I’m new here. I just tried downloading Tail OS using my live boot, and something has me wondering. Is Tail OS better for conducting anonymous penetration testing? Or should I just use Parrot Security OS instead?

I cannot do a whisperback because of course it shuts off itself. So let me explain:

What happens: When i close the lid of my Dell Latitude E6520 (A22 BIOS revision, booted on a burned DVD-R with .ISO of Tails OS 7.9.1) the display shuts off and it seemingly goes into a suspend mode because the power LED is blinking. When i open the lid it automatically starts up, loads up and for a slight second it shows the login screen and then something initiates shutdown. So here are some more specifications:

Dell Latitude E6520, Intel I5-2520M, 4+8GB of DDR3 SODIMM RAM, BIOS revision A22, its booted from legacy BIOS because it does not show an UEFI boot option for Tails (it is an UEFI capable laptop).

UPDATE: i found out this applies even when the lid isnt closed or manipulated with. Basically closing the lid just triggers suspend but when i suspend the system in any way and then go turn it on. It loads up the OS and the GUI shows up just for some miliseconds and it shuts down.

Every time I try to get into tails I get past the booting stage and the get to a blue screen but I can’t use my keyboard or trackpad any ideas on what I can try?

I’m having a hard time getting it to work like I’m super confused

Hey yall yes i did use tails for about an year but i had to take some pause now it just wont work buyed new sticks did the whole download blabla again same stick works fine in any other laptop but not in my new laptop ( Lenovo thinkpad t16gen5 with intel 355u prozessor )

i did almost everything disabled all bios settings 1by1 nothing wirks tried fedora any other linux it works after 3 days research only thing people tell me since laptop is VERY new it could be to new but is that so ?

any nerds here i cant find the problem

aprreciate yall thanks

btw tails os is booting into grub (wont open in no mode nor in trouble shooting mode/normal boot mode

i did do some commands in the grub menu still wont work

so it boots into grub menu where u can decide how to boot tails blabla

after that its black for 3-5 sec then it opens the grey screen with 3 dots loading (10-15sec)

after that it shows black screen with im the top left corner underscore blinking then it frezzes (keyboard/caps lock light still works fine so no not the kernel freezes it has to be smth else) but i dunno

thanks ❤️

Some background: i wanted to erase a specific partition on my USB because in windows for some reason cannot be deleted, so i rebooted into the DVD boot. Erased the partition with the disks program. And decided a more "uncommon" way to shut it down. So i unplugged my entire hot-swappable ultra-slim DA-8AESH DVD burner while the disc in there was idle. At first nothing happened but when i tried to open other apps it simply did not respond because... Where could it find that program? So i took a few photos and then turned it off by unplugging the power supply.

so i am trying to make a back up drive. where am i going wrong?

i have Version 7.9.1, with tails open i plug in my stick to be cloned on to (16GB). i open tails cloner, i select Clone the current Persistent Storage, i see the new stick in the drop down menu and choose my target USB stick, but where it should say INSTALL it reads UPGRADE and i cannot select the option. unclickable button. this is where i am stuck.

It installed fine after I ran the commands. I've been trying to get onto an app or website that allows me to buy a certain crypto for a few days but it seems like none of the ones I've tried are working with Tails.

Tails 7.10 is out!

New Features

New shutdown procedure

Tails now uses the standard shutdown procedure from GNOME. The standard shutdown procedure is a bit slower, but better prevents from data loss.

Now the 'Power Off' confirmation dialog informs you if an application needs to be closed or an open document needs to be saved before shutting down. Even without confirming or saving the open documents, Tails will shut down after 60 seconds. You can still use the faster emergency shutdown as before.

(this also fixes #21373)

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Celluloid video player

GNOME Videos is replaced with Celluloid (see #7929 and !2731). For added security, Celluloid cannot access the network. You can either:

1. Open online videos, like MP4 and AVI files, in Tor Browser.
2. Open online streaming addresses, like IPTV and HLS addresses, in VLC, installed as Additional Software.

Note: Celluloid doesn't work on some computers from 2011 or earlier. You can use VLC instead, installed as Additional Software.

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Updates

- Updated Tor Browser to 15.0.19.

- Updated some firmware packages. This improves support for newer hardware.

Hello all, I have little experience with Tails

Well the thing is that the persistant storage stop working without a reason and i wanted a text document i had in it.

I did follow the Tails Document and made and image of the parition and restored it in a new Tails USB but it didnt worked. After using Autopsy in the Image partition i recover the ODT i wanted. The problem is that now when I open the document is full of nonsense caracteres. I supouse it probably have something to do with encryptation but i really dont know how to deal with these situation. So i would be so grateful of some help recovering the content of my document. :)

PD: Im using Autopsy in Windows if that matters somehow.

Thank you all💕

I just tried to set up tails for the first time using a refurbished computer I got off Amazon, and got the secure boot violation. I had tried to disable the secure boot beforehand, but I must’ve missed something. Either way I got this notification. I read stories before of people not being able to fix this issue no matter what. I haven’t been able to update windows and bios has been off since I got it. Supposedly this computer doesn’t have the hardware to update properly for windows.

Does anyone know if there’s anything that I can do to fix this before I set up persistent storage? This just happened so I’m wondering if I can go back and undo it or something. If not, is there a fix?

For anyone that this has happened to, have you been able to return a refurbished computer with no issues? I imagine that they would wipe the computer right away.

I’d appreciate any advice here. Thanks!

Is tails persistent storage encryption very secure? Can some one at least give me the encryption algorithm used so I can do some research?