Tails 3.0 Alpha 1 Released, Based on the upcoming Debian 9.0 "Stretch"
The developers of Tails, a Debian-based live DVD designed for anonymous web browsing using the pre-configured Tor Browser, have announced the availability of the initial development build of Tails 3.0. Based on the upcoming Debian 9.0 "Stretch", the new version is only available for the x86_64 architecture while the default desktop is upgraded to GNOME Shell 3.22. From the release announcement
The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client and instant messenger, all pre-configured with security in mind and with all traffic anonymised. To achieve this, Incognito uses the Tor network to make Internet traffic very hard to trace.
The first alpha for the upcoming version 3.0 is out. We are very excited and cannot wait to hear what you think about it. Tails 3.0 will be the first version of Tails based on Debian 9 (Stretch). As such, it upgrades essentially all included software. It also requires a 64-bit computer, and GNOME Shell is now configured to use its default black theme. Keep in mind that this is a test image. We tested that it is not broken in obvious ways, but it might still contain undiscovered issues. But test wildly!" See also the technical changelog for a detailed list of changes.
What's new in 3.0?
Tails 3.0 will be the first version of Tails based on Debian 9 (Stretch). As such, it upgrades essentially all included software.
It also requires a 64-bit computer, and GNOME Shell is now configured to use its default black theme.
Technical details of all the changes are listed in the Changelog
Download the live DVD image from here:
tails-amd64-3.0~alpha1.iso (1,075MB, signature, pkglist).
Note : You cannot install Tails 3.0~alpha1 from Tails 2.x. It is impossible as well to upgrade to Tails 3.0~alpha1 from Tails 2.x. So, either install or upgrade from a non-Tails system, or start Tails 3.0~alpha1 from DVD and then clone it to a USB stick.
