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2 GB of RAM
Intel processor
not M1
2 GB of RAM
Windows 7
or later
macOS 10.10 (Yosemite)
or later
Linux
any distribution
Debian
Ubuntu
or another derivative
Your Tails
1 USB stick
8 GB minimum
All data will be lost!
1 USB stick
8 GB minimum
All data will be lost!
[[!toggle id="why_extra" text="Why?"]]
It is currently impossible to manually upgrade a Tails USB stick while running from itself. This scenario requires creating an intermediary Tails on another USB stick, from which to upgrade your Tails.
"""]]a smartphone
another computer,
or a printer
to follow the instructions
another Tails
USB stick or DVD
1 hour in total
½ hour
¼ hour
[[!inline pages="inc/stable_amd64_iso_size" raw="yes" sort="age"]] to download
½ hour to install
½ hour to upgrade
Download Tails
[[!img install/inc/infography/download-from-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Download the upgrade
[[!img install/inc/infography/verify.png link="no" alt=""]]Verify your download
[[!img install/inc/infography/verify-from-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Verify your download
[[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-other-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Restart on the other Tails
[[!img install/inc/infography/install-etcher.png link="no" alt=""]]Download balenaEtcher
Install balenaEtcher
[[!img install/inc/infography/install-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Install Tails using balenaEtcher
Install Tails using GNOME Disks
Install Tails using dd
[[!img install/inc/infography/install-upgrade-usb-only.png link="no" alt=""]]Install intermediary using balenaEtcher
[[!img install/inc/infography/install-upgrade-usb-only.png link="no" alt=""]]Install intermediary using GNOME Disks
[[!img install/inc/infography/install-upgrade-usb.png link="no" alt=""]]Install intermediary using GNOME Disks
[[!img install/inc/infography/restart.png link="no" alt=""]]Restart on your Tails USB stick
[[!img install/inc/infography/restart-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]Restart on intermediary
[[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-upgrade-usb.png link="no" alt=""]]Restart on intermediary
[[!img install/inc/infography/clone-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Install Tails by cloning
[[!img install/inc/infography/clone-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Upgrade your Tails by cloning
[[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-new-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Restart on your new Tails
[[!img install/inc/infography/tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Welcome to Tails!
[[!img install/inc/infography/tails.png link="no" alt=""]]Welcome to your new Tails!