Tails 3.0 Anonymous Live OS to Be Based on Debian 9 "Stretch", Require 64-bit PC | Linux Today

Tails 3.0 Anonymous Live OS to Be Based on Debian 9 “Stretch”, Require 64-bit PC

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Marius Nestor
Nov 18, 2016

Yes, we’re talking about Tails 3.0, which is now in development and appears to be the next major update of the anonymous live OS that ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden used to protect his identity online. Tails is a Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution built around the popular Tor anonymity network and Tor Browser anonymous browser. While the current version of Tails is based on the Debian GNU/Linux 8 “Jessie” operating system, it appears that the Tails 3.0 major update will be based off Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch,” which is expected to arrive sometime in spring 2017. Also, it looks like Tails 3.0 will be the first release to work only on 64-bit computers.

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Marius Nestor

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