Questions tagged [tails]
The Amnesic Incognito Live System (TAILS) is a live CD/USB distribution preconfigured so that everything is safely routed through Tor and leaves no trace on the local system.
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Can Tails be installed as primary OS?
I have a netbook I only use when I'm away from home and I only ever use Tails on it. In order to avoid having to carry a Tails USB stick with me as well (which just sticks out the side) I'd like to ...
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Me -> Tor -> Vpn [How?]
I was just trying to figure out how to combine Tor with a VPN for the times when I may need to.
I know most of you are going to avoid answering my question by trying to talk me out of doing it, but I ...
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What are the differences between Tails and Whonix?
Whonix and Tails both have the goals of providing a complete package for anonymizing internet usage. What are the primary differences between the two?
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Where to with Tails when Vidalia dies
This question is prompted by the answer that was given to my question about the different behavior of the Tor Browser Bundle in Linux and Windows.
If the Tor Browser Bundle is to dump Vidalia with ...
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Is it dangerous to use Tails without persistent entry guards?
Being a LiveCD with no persistent storage by default, Tails currently does not use persistent Tor entry guards. In a recent post on the Tor blog, arma discussed the possibility of "improving Tor's ...
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Why do I get an avast notice on my host (!) machine when I run tails in a virtual machine?
About 30-50% of the times I run tails in a vm my avast pops up a notice on the host complaining about some problem with a certificate. The sites, however, do not seem to exist and the url looks more ...
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TAILS on USB: How to use the rest of the stick
I put the TAILS ISO on a 32GB USB stick with 'dd' (Didn't have a smaller one.)
diskutil GUI says the resulting partition is one GB but df in the terminal says it is four GB. diskutil does show the ...
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Using Tails, is one identified as Tails user or as general Tor user?
Tor users can be identified as Tor users one way or the other. Now Tails users are subset of Tor users. Can this subset be identified as Tails users? Or this subset can not be distinguished from other ...
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How to download the older version of Tails?
I want to download tails-i386-1.2.1.iso for some test, so I checked the official website of Tails where only link to the newest version Tails 1.2.2, I even change the download link from 1.2.2 to 1.2....
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Tails download repeatedly showing bad signature
I am running Tails version .22.0. I downloaded version .23 and the sig file (under the verify signature command). It was reported as a bad signature. This happened again with the 1.0 download. I have ...
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Open localhost:8080 in tails to run hidden service in tails ... polipo seems to be blocking me
I am trying to set up a hidden service in tails and it seems that polipo is blocking access to 127.0.0.1:8080 where I am hosting an Apache site. Is there any way to configure polipo to allow access to ...
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Is there a "reason" for Orbot-tethering?
I'm wondering what would be the case to use Orbot-tethering?
If I'm using Tails or Whonix, I will use the normal network-connection and internet provider (maybe via Android-tethering) and I'm fine!
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Where can I see what version of Tails I have?
Since Tails only reports when it fails to upgrade, not when it succeeds I want to know where I can check to see if I have the latest version.
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Proxy after Tor in Tails
A lot of sites are blocking Tor IP or I must fight with capchta.
So can I use proxy after Tor in Tails? For connection tails->tor->proxy->www.
If not proxy, maybe ssh tunnel is possible?
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Tor, Bridges, and DNS Leaks
Recently I've been looking to follow good-practices while browsing the internet (e.g 50%+ of my browsing in through a VPN, 10%+ is through Tor). Now, I am looking to increase my regiment by tinkering ...
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Tails without desktop
How can I get a version of Tails (Tails or TAILS?) without the desktop GUI environment installed? If I can't, then how can I manually uninstall the desktop?
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Why can't I boot TAILS without a writable drive installed? Is it possible to do so? [closed]
I use Tor through Tails, which I am running from a DVD.
It works fine with the hard drive in place, and works fine with the hard drive removed but a USB memory stick in one of the other USB ports, ...
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Copying files to and from a tails VM
What is the best way to copy files to and from a Tails Virtual machine running under virtualbox? I tried sharing a folder from my Host OS (OSX) and also installing guest additions (this caused the VM ...
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How do you access a second USB drive from Tails?
I am running Tails 1.3.1 off of a USB stick and want to save files onto a second USB stick from the Tor Browser. I can see and access files that were on the second USB stick from the file browser but ...
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Tails Tor not starting
New user to Tails but when it starts up it says it cannot sync network time, so Tor doesn't start. How do I manually get it sorted via terminal or am I doing something wrong? Have tried MAC spoofing ...
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Qestion about Linux Tails persistent volume
I'm trying out Tails and have been able to set up a persistent volume.
My question is: On a website I want to upload a document on a forum which obviously opens a window to browse my filesystem.
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Tor and viruses
I was wondering if you can get a virus by opening some websites of the deep web using Tor? With some links it's hard to tell if they are legit or not, recently I came across some website saying that "...
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TAILS USB Storage Size
This is probably a dumb question, but I just want to be 100% sure.
I want to go buy a 128 Gb USB stick to download TAILS. But does the other USB drive onto which I first download TAILS have to be the ...
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Tails display errors and persistence errors!
First off, I am running Tails live off of a USB drive on a MacBook Retina.
Everything boots up fine, but the display resolution is way to high for my screen and everything looks so small. When I try ...
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Impossible to install Tails
I tried different solution but it all failed,
First I tried to install Tails 2.4 to 8GB Kingston drive and it give error, 'insuficient free space',
Drive is tested OK, no bad sectors, I then tried ...
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Issues with Tails and a high dpi screen
I am booting from Tails using a usb. I can start up the machine fine, but everything looks very small. My resolution is 2880x1800 with a dpi of 220, but it is detected as 2880x1800 with a dpi of 94.
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Tails 1.2.2. "Could not determine whether an upgrade is avaiable from our website"
For about 4 or 5 days I have received this error message every time I have started Tails.
I have restarted, changed computer, created a new USB with a new ISO image but still get the error message. Is ...
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How to use a country specific Exit node for IRC, but random exit node for anything else?
While using Tails is it possible to use an exit node based in Norway which I want to use to connect to a Norwegian IRC server (the server blocks non-norwigian IPs).
But I want all other traffic go ...
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Tails/Tor not connecting to Network using multiple OBSF 3 OR 4 bridges
I have a tails install running off USB running on a laptop with Parrot linux installed. Tor connects fine without bridges. I used welcome screen to set up bridge list and cannot connect. Bridges have ...
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Why does Tails use an insecure memory wiping process
When I shutdown Tails, various standard messages appear including the statement that if the system does not power-off, then it is likely that the memory wiping process has failed. More curiously, I ...
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How to change display resolution in Tails?
After upgrading to new version of Tails, I found out that it will crash not so long after I clicked OK button in login screen. If I add the following boot options:
vga=normal nomodeset
Tails will ...
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Tor usage in North Korea as a foreigner
I'd like to ask your opinion on whether it's a good idea or not to use the TAILS operating system (which comes with Tor buit in) while on my trip as a tourist to North Korea. The tour organizer says ...
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Load an html file in tails browser while offline?
Using tails 2.1, I am trying to open an html file in a browser from persistent storage / or usb drive.
If I try to open in Tor browser (default), it is not loaded at all.
(I tried disabling all add-...
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I am interested in using tor on a Arm based processor laptop is there a way to do this?
Could I use QEMU on my Arm processor based laptop and put tails inside QEMU. Will this setup work? How do I do this?
Is there any other way I can use tor on Arm based processor?
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How do I save a screenshot in Tails?
When I hit "PrtScn" the screen blinks hinting a screenshot is being taken, but then I can't paste it into Gimp. It says there is nothing to paste.
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Dropbox for Tails?
I am helping a journalist team to communicate securely with their sources.
My recommendation has been to start with Tails.
One of the things they need is Dropbox functionality over Tor: They need to ...
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Is it feasible and rational to combine the Tails package and Whonix package to improve the anonymity of the client? And, how to implement it?
Is it feasible and rational to combine the capability of Tails package and Whonix package to improve the anonymity and security of the client? And if so, how one may implement it?
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Tails OS: configuring proxychains for Tor > socks5 proxy
I am currently using the Tails OS and am looking to access websites that don't play friendly with Tor by using the configuration Tor > socks5 proxy.
According to the Tails support the recommended ...
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Is there a recommended and/or compatible antivirus software and/or tool available for Tor Browser Bundle
Specifically, for window OS, is there a recommended and/or compatible antivirus software and/or tool one can use to increase the security of the system. The point being, if there is a malware on the ...
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Does suspending TAILS then removing the USB drive increase security?
Let's suppose my goal is to prevent someone from tampering with my TAILS session while I'm absent from my laptop, and let's suppose that shutting down every time I go for a walk isn't an option.
The ...
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using Tor in regular OS vs Whonix/Tails
I was wondering, what exactly are the differences between using Tor Browser in a regular Linux distribution such as Debian, versus using it in Whonix or Tails, in terms of privacy / anonymity?
If ...
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Security implications of running tails in Virtual machine
So I was suggested to use Tails on a VirtualBox software. But as I was going thru the documentation, I saw this security limitation
"Both the host operating system and the virtualization software are ...
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How is CVE-2015-7547 impacting Tor/Tails/Tor Browser?
If this is critically impacting Tails, for example, why hasn't there been an immediate upgrade to apply the patch?
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safe to use tails on deskop computer while using wifi connection on cell phone?
Basically I have a router which allows wired and wifi connections. I'm using Tails on my desktop computer through a wired connection. We have cell phones that then accesses the wifi on the same ...
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Tails Live CD checksum
If you made USB stick in Linux with the official method, then you first insert the USB stick of Tails Live OS, then run "Disks" from the menu, you can see the USB stick, click it and at the right side ...
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Does the GnuTLS bug (CVE-2014-0092) affect the Tor Browser Bundle or Tails?
There is a new major security vulnerability in the GnuTLS library (CVE-2014-0092) that undermines SSL on (some?) Linux platforms. What versions of the Tor Browser Bundler or Tails (if any) are ...
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Meek bridges in future tails version，super anticiped
I've been searching for such news for years, and the most recent discussion about adding meek bridges in Tails is in 2018, still no answer. the most important issue in China is we can barely use meek ...
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Where can I obtain a verifiable copy of the final 32-bit Tails version 2.12?
Tails 3.x deprecated i686 32-bit support. For those of us that still use i686 it would be good to be able to continue using Tails 2.12 as the final 32-bit version.
However there appears to be no ...
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Is it safe to use Tails with 3g connection via Android USB?
I'm running Tails OS with USB stick. I've BCM43227 WiFi card therefore I'm unable to use WiFi with Tails. The option is to use my cellphone's USB internet connection while it's connecting through 3G. ...
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Why after restaring Tor in TAILS the GUI thinks it is not started?
After starting TAILS, there is GUI that shows Tor status.
But after I do /etc/init.d/tor restart as root (because of sometimes it gets stuck due to clock jumps), the "Vidalia control panel" shows "...
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