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   Tails 6.8 (2024-10-08)   
   09 Oct 24 04:21:34   
   
   From: noreply@mixmin.net   
      
   https://tails.net/news/version_6.8/index.en.html   
   >Tails 6.8   
   >2024-10-08   
   >New features   
   >File system repair when unlocking the Persistent Storage   
   >When the file system of the Persistent Storage has errors, Tails now   
   >offers you to repair the file system when unlocking from the Welcome   
   >Screen.   
   >Because not all file system errors can be safely recovered this way,   
   >we wrote comprehensive documentation on how to recover data from the   
   >Persistent Storage using complementary techniques.   
   >Changes and updates   
   >  Update Tor Browser to 13.5.6.   
   >  Improve the notification when a network interface is disabled   
   >  because MAC address anonymization failed.   
   >  Wi-Fi Disabled. MAC address anonymization failed for your Wi-Fi   
   >  interface, so it is temporarily disabled. You might prefer to   
   >  restart Tails and disable MAC address anonymization. Learn about   
   >  MAC address anonymization.   
   >Fixed problems   
   >  Increase the maximum waiting time to 8 minutes when unlocking the   
   >  Persistent Storage before returning an error. (#20475)   
   >  Hide shown password while unlocking Persistent Storage. (#20498)   
   >  Better handle failures in when sending WhisperBack error messages:   
   >    Fix input fields when Tails is not connected to Tor. (#19731)   
   >    Fix accessibility of input fields with screen reader. (#19903)   
   >For more details, read our changelog.   
   >Get Tails 6.8   
   >To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage   
   >  Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.8.   
   >  If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start   
   >  after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a manual upgrade.   
   >To install Tails 6.8 on a new USB stick   
   >Follow our installation instructions:   
   >  Install from Windows   
   >  Install from macOS   
   >  Install from Linux   
   >  Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG   
   >The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install   
   >instead of upgrading.   
   >To download only   
   >If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can   
   >download Tails 6.8 directly:   
   >  For USB sticks (USB image)   
   >  For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)   
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