Anonymizing Linux: Tails 6.2 focuses on translations
Version 6.2 of the Linux distribution Tails for moving anonymously on the Internet has been released. The main focus was on the translations.
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Tails, the Linux distribution for anonymous web surfing, has been released in version 6.2. Many new languages have been added, especially to the welcome screen. The developers have also removed a way of bypassing the lock screen.
In the version announcement, the Tails maintainers write that a total of 21 new languages have been added. Some of the languages still have little of the customized Tails applications translated, but other standard applications integrated into Tails are better translated. If you want to help with the translations, you can find information on the Tor Project Web Blate site. When 25 percent of translated strings are reached, a new language will automatically be added in the next release.
Tails update: Updating the core components
Of course, the Tor Project is also updating the security and privacy-related components. The Tor Browser is up to date with version 13.0.14, while the Tor client is in version 0.4.8.11. The default option in the Tails Upgrader is now "Upgrade later", and the localization settings are now under the renamed "Language and Formats" item in the Welcome screen. Tails also writes more errors to detect read and write errors on USB sticks.
So-called SysRq keys are now disabled, as they could be used to crash a Tails session using the keyboard and thus bypass the lock screen. On some hardware, the WLAN was also unstable in older Tails versions. Corrections have been made for CPU vulnerabilities (Spectre v4). In addition, the error messages are now more meaningful if the persistent storage cannot be created.
Current images of Tails 6.2 are available on the project's download pages. There is a version for the USB stick so that the Linux distribution can always be taken with you and started on other computers. Tails is also available as an ISO image for burning to DVD or for testing in a virtual machine on a separate download page.
Version 6.1 of Tails was released at the beginning of this month. It corrected some annoying bugs that were disruptive during use.
(dmk)