tails issueshttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues2023-10-18T14:25:43Zhttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19996Document supported external CD/DVD burners2023-10-18T14:25:43ZHello WorldDocument supported external CD/DVD burnersInclude documentation about external CD/DVD burners that are supported out of the box in Tails.
Some may not work out of the box without installing non-free firmware.
In my case the 4 that I have tried testing do not work in Tails by ...Include documentation about external CD/DVD burners that are supported out of the box in Tails.
Some may not work out of the box without installing non-free firmware.
In my case the 4 that I have tried testing do not work in Tails by default.https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19995Write release notes for 5.192023-10-31T10:37:49ZintrigeriWrite release notes for 5.19Tails_5.19sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.org2023-10-30https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19946Document Wi-Fi Fingerprinting Mitigation2023-11-16T01:29:55Za sDocument Wi-Fi Fingerprinting MitigationUntil [the Wi-Fi fingerprinting issue](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/6453) is closed, the documentation should give users a mitigation, because this attack can lead to deanonymization.
The Capulcu collective (@coun...Until [the Wi-Fi fingerprinting issue](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/6453) is closed, the documentation should give users a mitigation, because this attack can lead to deanonymization.
The Capulcu collective (@counterflow) wrote an overview of this problem with a recommended mitigation in German, and it was recently translated [by AnarSec](https://web.archive.org/web/20231112174548/https://www.anarsec.guide/posts/tails-best/#appendix-deanonymization-of-your-wlan-wi-fi-adapter-despite-tails).
>Recommendation: Until there is a (stable) solution for the "WLAN fingerprinting" problem, you should remove the internal WLAN adapter for particularly sensitive research and publications and use a (cheap) external USB WLAN adapter and dispose of it after use. We also advise you to use WLAN adapters that can be controlled by the Tails operating system without manufacturer-specific firmware (e.g. WLAN adapters with Qualcomm's Atheros chip that use the ath9k driver).
The concrete example they give is also worth highlighting:
>A concrete example: Due to previous police surveillance, a café in your city is suspected of being used for the publication of communiques. The café operator has allowed himself to be bribed or coerced by the cops into configuring his (commercially available) Internet router in such a way that it logs all of the data packets of all computers seeking contact. If the presence of various laptops in this café was 'recorded' at the same time as an explosive Indymedia publication, this could be used for further investigations, despite the fact that the content of the data packets only shows that the data was anonymized using Tor. If your computer was logged (despite a spoofed MAC address) and if the fingerprint of your WLAN adapter turns up again elsewhere (by chance, or through targeted investigations - e.g. during a house raid) and can be proven as belonging to you, a prosecutor could try to use this as evidence of you submitting the Indymedia publication.https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19931Release notes for 5.172023-09-04T17:44:14ZintrigeriRelease notes for 5.17Tails_5.17sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.org2023-09-04https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19908Document how to persist fonts2023-07-28T15:59:44Zsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgDocument how to persist fontsOne of our regular sponsors asked us about this.
It's possible to use the Dotfiles
1. In the Persistent Storage settings, turn on the Dotfiles feature.
2. Choose Places ▸ Dotfiles to open the /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotf...One of our regular sponsors asked us about this.
It's possible to use the Dotfiles
1. In the Persistent Storage settings, turn on the Dotfiles feature.
2. Choose Places ▸ Dotfiles to open the /live/persistence/TailsData_unlocked/dotfiles folder in the Files browser.
3. Click on the ![open-menu](/uploads/3dac92a2df5535395f08c25faa99e553/open-menu.png)
button in the right corner of the title bar and choose
**Show Hidden Files**.
4. Create a new folder called `.fonts` in this `dotfiles` folder.
5. Store the fonts that you want to persist in this `.fonts` folder.
You can store TTF or ODT fonts.
Make sure to restart the application in which you want to use these new fonts to make them available.https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19890Release notes for 5.162023-08-14T17:08:18ZintrigeriRelease notes for 5.16Tails_5.16.1sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.org2023-08-06https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19872tails-sysadmins key details on website are outdated2023-09-14T16:43:18Zgroentetails-sysadmins key details on website are outdatedhttps://tails.boum.org/doc/about/openpgp_keys/index.en.html#sysadmins shows expired key detailshttps://tails.boum.org/doc/about/openpgp_keys/index.en.html#sysadmins shows expired key detailsTails_5.17.1Zen FuZen Fuhttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19725Write release notes for Tails 5.152023-07-12T16:54:24ZboyskaWrite release notes for Tails 5.15Tails_5.15sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orghttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19715Document setting GMT time in BIOS to fix "Hiding to your local network that y...2023-10-04T04:10:12ZHello WorldDocument setting GMT time in BIOS to fix "Hiding to your local network that you are connecting to Tor"After reflashing my BIOS firmware I couldn't connect to "Hiding to your local network that you are connecting to Tor" as it uses the BIOS time and date instead of *ntp* like automatic to get time. (atleast that is my impression that it d...After reflashing my BIOS firmware I couldn't connect to "Hiding to your local network that you are connecting to Tor" as it uses the BIOS time and date instead of *ntp* like automatic to get time. (atleast that is my impression that it does?)
**How I fixed this**:
Changed the date to exact *current* date and the time to exact GMT (Greenwich Mean Time +00:00 UTC) in the BIOS by looking on my phone or another computer at a GMT current timezone website to copy the time by entering it manually.
*Why this might be useful?*
- You recently flashed a new BIOS
- You don't have a battery in your laptop
- Your BIOS date and time is not correcthttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19704Document that the chat features of Thunderbird don't work2023-11-14T00:14:31ZhunhunDocument that the chat features of Thunderbird don't workThunderbird chat features have been [disabled in Tails](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/blob/stable/config/chroot_local-includes/etc/thunderbird/pref/aa_tails.js#L12) for a long time. Since version 102 (June 2022), Thunderbir...Thunderbird chat features have been [disabled in Tails](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/blob/stable/config/chroot_local-includes/etc/thunderbird/pref/aa_tails.js#L12) for a long time. Since version 102 (June 2022), Thunderbird [implements support for the popular Matrix chat protocol](https://blog.thunderbird.net/2022/06/thunderbird-102-released-a-serious-upgrade-to-your-communication). Enabling Thunderbird chat features would allow Tails users to chat on Matrix.
Currently, Tails users don't have great options to chat on Matrix. The Matrix plugin for Pidgin [is unmaintained](https://github.com/matrix-org/purple-matrix/#update-20220411) and [doesn't support end-to-end encryption](https://github.com/matrix-org/purple-matrix/issues/18). Installation of the most popular Matrix client - [Element](https://element.io) - on Tails is annoying as it is not available as an official Debian package ([this guide in german](https://wiki.systemli.org/howto/matrix/element_auf_tails) explains how to install it on Tails with Flaptpak, and it isn't trivial).
Alternatively, if there's a reason for not enabling Thunderbird chat features, the reason could be documented [here](https://tails.boum.org/doc/anonymous_internet/thunderbird/index.en.html).
Same for IRC support.https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19671Better Instructions for Mac2023-05-30T08:44:38ZboyskaBetter Instructions for MacA user reported that instructions we have https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/start/mac/ do not work on Mac mini M1 2020A user reported that instructions we have https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/start/mac/ do not work on Mac mini M1 2020boyskaboyskahttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19637Write release notes for 5.142023-06-13T10:45:47Zsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgWrite release notes for 5.14Tails_5.14sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orghttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19628Upgrade doc for Tails 6.0 (Bookworm)2023-12-08T17:10:45ZintrigeriUpgrade doc for Tails 6.0 (Bookworm)For now I'll use this issue to list user-visible changes that may require updating the doc:
- [ ] nautilus-wipe is not included anymore (not available in Bookworm, see tails/tails#19121 for future plans)
- [ ] nautilus-gtkhash is not in...For now I'll use this issue to list user-visible changes that may require updating the doc:
- [ ] nautilus-wipe is not included anymore (not available in Bookworm, see tails/tails#19121 for future plans)
- [ ] nautilus-gtkhash is not included anymore (not available in Bookworm)
- [ ] Dropped support for reading encrypted DVDs (fixing this would require extra work, 766997f2c9e667b22790c53e33ceba80739b93cf)
- [ ] Update /doc/about/requirements
- [ ] Create issue for 7.0, copy checklist, and link from hereTails_6.0sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orghttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19622Write release notes for 5.132023-05-15T10:00:43ZboyskaWrite release notes for 5.13Please consider giving some space to this concern: https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/merge_requests/1123#note_210174 so that people which maintain infrastructure based on Tails, which might include using scripts which in turn u...Please consider giving some space to this concern: https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/merge_requests/1123#note_210174 so that people which maintain infrastructure based on Tails, which might include using scripts which in turn use `curl` in LAN, know that they need to change something.Tails_5.13sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orghttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19605Tails not booting on Kingston DataTraveler Max2023-07-13T01:30:13ZImpulse The FoxTails not booting on Kingston DataTraveler MaxI got this error: "Unable to find a medium containing a live file system"
[which apparently means the USB stick is not supported](https://www.reddit.com/r/tails/comments/72lw70/tails_unable_to_find_a_medium_containing_a_live/)
So, pleas...I got this error: "Unable to find a medium containing a live file system"
[which apparently means the USB stick is not supported](https://www.reddit.com/r/tails/comments/72lw70/tails_unable_to_find_a_medium_containing_a_live/)
So, please add it to the [problematic USB stick section](https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html#problematic-usb-sticks)Tails_5.13sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orghttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19560Write release notes for 5.122023-04-19T15:35:38ZintrigeriWrite release notes for 5.12Tails_5.12sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.org2023-04-17https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19451Write release notes for 5.112023-03-20T12:16:12ZintrigeriWrite release notes for 5.11Tails_5.11sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.org2023-03-20https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19440Display artifact when starting Tails on Intel display2023-03-23T11:05:26ZGhost UserDisplay artifact when starting Tails on Intel displayHello,
Tails boot ok, after that bad screen tearing and color artifact shift through display, making the OS unusable.
Starting tails in troubleshooting mode stop the issue, but mouse does not work.
Workaround: Start tails, then change...Hello,
Tails boot ok, after that bad screen tearing and color artifact shift through display, making the OS unusable.
Starting tails in troubleshooting mode stop the issue, but mouse does not work.
Workaround: Start tails, then change refresh rate from 59 HZ to 48 HZ.
Hardware: Gemini Lake N4100, Intel Graphics 600, Display is a standard 13" laptop full HD.
The issue started after updating 5.8 -> 5.9
Thanks all for the amazing work.Tails_5.12intrigeriintrigerihttps://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19422Document how to encrypt a ZIP file with a password2023-02-09T09:14:06Zsajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgDocument how to encrypt a ZIP file with a passwordReported by a friendly journalist.
That's possible using Archive Manager but it's really confusing. It's not possible from the Files browser.
1. Open Archive Manager
2. Choose ☰ ▸ New Archive...
3. Unfold the Other Options sections
3. ...Reported by a friendly journalist.
That's possible using Archive Manager but it's really confusing. It's not possible from the Files browser.
1. Open Archive Manager
2. Choose ☰ ▸ New Archive...
3. Unfold the Other Options sections
3. Specify a password
![Screenshot_from_2023-02-08_19-28-20](/uploads/dd7e9335da50f9ee808d86b1050c95ab/Screenshot_from_2023-02-08_19-28-20.png)
4. Add files (only new file will be encrypted)
5. The archive is automatically created and updated (that's confusing because too transparent)
Encrypted files appear with a lock icon:
![Screenshot_from_2023-02-08_19-28-46](/uploads/6726522d1ec29857a08c9f170a027439/Screenshot_from_2023-02-08_19-28-46.png)
To decrypt:
1. Open the archive (you can open the archive without giving the password and that's confusing)
2. Click on the file
3. You're asked for the password.
![Screenshot_from_2023-02-08_19-30-32](/uploads/117a78466a1ef2b572875516d7057716/Screenshot_from_2023-02-08_19-30-32.png)https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/19413Release notes for 5.102023-02-15T13:46:29ZintrigeriRelease notes for 5.10Tails_5.10sajolidasajolida@pimienta.orgsajolidasajolida@pimienta.org2023-02-15