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https://tails.net/news/test_7.0-rc1/ [tails.net]

Test 7.0~rc1
2025-08-07

We are very excited to present you with a release candidate of the upcoming Tails [tails.net] 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) [wikipedia.org]

Announcement:
https://blog.torproject.org/tails-7_0-rc1-testing/ [torproject.org]

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 [boum.org] 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 [boum.org] 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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