Tails 7.0 released

Version7.0 of the Tails portableoperating system has been released. This is the first version of Tailsbased on Linux 6.12.43, Debian13("trixie") and GNOME48. It uses zstd instead ofxz to compress the USB and ISO images to deliver afaster start time on most computers. The release is dedicated to the memory of Lunar, "atraveling companion for Tails, a Tor volunteer, Free Software hacker,and community organizer":

Lunar has always been by our side throughout Tails' history. Fromthe first baby steps of the project that eventually became Tails, tothe merge with Tor, he's provided sensible technical suggestions,out-of-the-box product design ideas, outreach support, and caringorganizational advice.

Outside of Tor, Lunar worked on highly successful Free Softwareprojects such as the Debian project, the Linux distribution on whichTails is based, and the Reproducible Buildsproject, which helps us verify the integrity of Tails releases.

See the changelogfor a full list of fixes, upgraded applications, and removals. LWN covered TailsProject team leader intrigeri's DebConf25 talk in July.