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[[
!meta date="Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:34:56 +0000"]]
[[
!meta title="Tails 3.12 is out"]]
[[
!pagetemplate template="news.tmpl"]]
[[
!tag announce]]
This
release
fixes
[[
many
security
vulnerabilities
|
security
/
Numerous_security_holes_in_3
.11
]].
You
should
upgrade
as
soon
as
possible
.
[[
!toc levels=1]]
#
Changes
##
New
features
###
New
installation
methods
The
biggest
news
for
3.12
is
that
we
completely
changed
the
installation
methods
for
Tails
.
In
short
,
instead
of
downloading
an
ISO
image
(
a
format
originally
designed
for
CDs
),
you
now
download
Tails
as
a
**
USB
image
**:
an
image
of
the
data
as
it
needs
to
be
written
to
the
USB
stick
.
-
[[
For
macOS
|
install
/
mac
/
usb
-
overview
]],
the
new
method
is
much
simpler
as
it
uses
a
graphical
tool
([*
Etcher
*](
https
://
www
.
balena
.
io
/
etcher
/))
instead
of
the
command
line
.
-
[[
For
Windows
|
install
/
win
/
usb
-
overview
]],
the
new
method
is
much
faster
as
it
doesn
't require 2 USB sticks and an intermediary Tails
anymore. The resulting USB stick also works better on newer computers
with UEFI.
- [[For Debian and Ubuntu|install/linux/usb-overview]], the new method
uses a native application (*GNOME Disks*) and you don'
t
have
to
install
*
Tails
Installer
*
anymore
.
-
[[
For
other
Linux
distributions
|
install
/
linux
/
usb
-
overview
]],
the
new
method
is
faster
as
it
doesn
't require 2 USB sticks and an
intermediary Tails anymore.
We are still providing ISO images for people using DVDs or virtual machines.
The methods for upgrading Tails remain the same.
## Upgrades and changes
- Starting Tails should be a bit faster on most machines.
([[!tails_ticket 15915]])
- Tell users to use <span class="command">sudo</span> when they try to
use <span class="command">su</span> on the command line.
### Included software
- Update Linux to 4.19. Update Intel and AMD microcodes and most
firmware packages. This should improve the support for newer hardware
(graphics, Wi-Fi, etc.).
- Remove *Liferea*, as announced in [[Tails 3.9|news/version_3.9]].
- Update *Tor Browser* to 8.0.5.
- Update *Thunderbird* to
[60.4.0](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/60.4.0/releasenotes/).
## Fixed problems
- Fix the black screen when starting Tails with some Intel graphics
cards. ([[!tails_ticket 16224]])
For more details, read our [[!tails_gitweb debian/changelog desc="changelog"]].
<a id="known-issues"></a>
# Known issues
See also the list of [[long-standing issues|support/known_issues]].
### Tails fails to start a second time on some computers ([[!tails_ticket 16389]])
On some computers, after installing or upgrading a Tails USB stick,
Tails starts a first time but fails to start a second time. In some
cases, only BIOS (Legacy) was affected and the USB stick was not listed
in the Boot Menu.
We are still investigating the issue, so if it happens to you, please
report your findings by email to <tails-testers@boum.org>. Mention the
model of the computer and the USB stick. This mailing
list is [archived publicly](https://lists.autistici.org/list/tails-testers.html).
To fix this issue, you can try the following workarounds:
- Test an experimental image
[Download the *.img* file from our development
server](https://nightly.tails.boum.org/build_Tails_ISO_bugfix-16389-recompute-chs/lastSuccessful/archive/build-artifacts/).
You can install it using the same installation methods.
We don'
t
provide
any
OpenPGP
signature
or
other
verification
technique
for
this
test
image
.
Please
only
use
it
for
testing
.
-
Try
to
fix
your
USB
stick
If
you
are
comfortable
with
the
command
line
and
have
access
to
another
Tails
system
,
execute
the
following
command
:
<
p
class
=
"pre command"
>
sgdisk
--
recompute
-
chs
/
dev
/
bilibop
</
p
>
Or
from
another
Linux
system
,
run
the
following
command
:
<
p
class
=
"pre command"
>
sgdisk
--
recompute
-
chs
<
span
class
=
"command-placeholder"
>
device
</
span
></
p
>
Replace
:
-
<
span
class
=
"command-placeholder"
>
device
</
span
>
with
the
device
name
of
your
USB
stick
.
For
example
,
<
span
class
=
"command"
>/
dev
/
sdx
</
span
>.
#
Get
Tails
3.12
-
To
install
,
follow
our
[[
installation
instructions
|
install
]].
-
To
upgrade
,
automatic
upgrades
are
available
from
3.10
,
3.10.1
,
3.11
,
and
3.12
~
rc1
to
3.12
.
If
you
cannot
do
an
automatic
upgrade
or
if
Tails
fails
to
start
after
an
automatic
upgrade
,
please
try
to
do
a
[[
manual
upgrade
|
upgrade
]].
-
Download
Tails
3.12
:
-
[[
For
USB
sticks
(
USB
image
)|
install
/
download
]]
-
[[
For
DVDs
and
virtual
machines
(
ISO
image
)|
install
/
download
-
iso
]]
#
What
's coming up?
Tails 3.13 is [[scheduled|contribute/calendar]] for March 19.
Have a look at our [[!tails_roadmap]] to see where we are heading to.
We need your help and there are many ways to [[contribute to
Tails|contribute]] (<a href="https://tails.boum.org/donate?r=3.12">donating</a> is only one of
them). Come [[talk to us|about/contact#tails-dev]]!
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