A Tale of Two Distros: One Outgoing and One Incoming
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Tails Linux OS 7.0~Rc1 Release Candidate 1 Available for TestingExactly one year after Kaisen Linux's most recent release candidate, the project has announced version 3.0 of its Debian-based, desktop distribution. In an unusual move, the release announcement also includes a report that the distribution is being discontinued. "I would like to begin this blog post by announcing the end of the Kaisen Linux project with this latest release. I wish to embark on other professional and personal projects that will take up a considerable amount of my time, and for this reason, I can no longer continue developing Kaisen Linux. This release will therefore be the last. However, security updates will still be provided for two years, giving you time to switch to another Linux system and familiarize yourself with your new environment." The announcement goes on to share highlights of the new version: "KDE is now the default interface for Kaisen Linux, and is in version 6. SDDM is now the default display manager instead of lightdm. Lightdm was used instead of SDDM due to some missing customization settings, which were introduced with KDE version 6. Xfce is now available in version 4.20...." [...]
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Test 7.0~rc1
2025-08-07We are very excited to present you with a release candidate of the upcoming Tails 7.0.
We plan to release Tails 7.0 officially on October 16. You can help us by testing this release candidate already.
Tails 7.0 will be the first version of Tails based on Debian 13 (Trixie) and GNOME 48. It will bring new versions of many applications included in Tails.
We have tested 7.0~rc1 with the same extensive automatic and manual test suites that we use for regular releases. But, Tails 7.0~rc1 might still contain undiscovered issues.
We will provide automatic security upgrades for Tails 7.0~rc1, like we do for regular versions.
What is Tails OS?
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tails_(operating_system)
Announcement:
https://blog.torproject.org/tails-7_0-rc1-testing/
Changes and updates
Replace GNOME Terminal with GNOME Console. (#20161)
We broke the Root Terminal while working on this change.
To open a root terminal, execute the following command in a regular Console.
$sudo -i
Replace GNOME Image Viewer with GNOME Loupe (#20640)
Remove Kleopatra from the Favorites menu. (#21072)
To start Kleopatra choose Apps Accessories Kleopatra.
Remove the obsolete Network Connection option from the Welcome Screen. (#21074)
Included software
Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.17.
Update Thunderbird to 128.13.0esr.
Update the Linux kernel to 6.1.14.
This improves support for newer hardware: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on.
Update Electrum from 4.3.4 to 4.5.8.
Update OnionShare from 2.6.2 to 2.6.3.
Update KeePassXC from 2.7.4 to 2.7.10.
Update Kleopatra from 4:22.12 to 4:24.12
Update Inkscape from 1.2.2 to 1.4.
Update GIMP from 2.10.34 to 3.0.4.
Update Audacity from 3.2.4 to 3.7.3.
Update Text Editor from 43.2 to 48.3.
Update Document Scanner from 42.5 to 46.0.
Removed software
Remove unar. (#20946)
Remove aircrack-ng. (#21044)
Remove sq. (#21042)
Fixed problems
Fix selecting the correct keyboard for certain languages. (#12638)
For more details, see the list of closed issues on the 7.0 milestone in GitLab.
Known issues
Tails 7.0~rc1 requires 3 GB of RAM instead of 2 GB to run smoothly. (#18040)
We estimated that less than 2% of current users will be affected.
Tails 7.0~rc1 takes longer to start.
We plan to fix this in the final Tails 7.0.
For more details, see the list of issues on the 7.0 milestone in GitLab.
Send your feedback
Please, report any new problem to either:
tails-testers@boum.org (public mailing list)
support@tails.net (private email)
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