New Release: Tails 6.9

by tails | October 31, 2024

Changes and updates

  • Update Tor Browser to 14.0.1.

  • Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.13.

  • Update Thunderbird to 115.16.0.

Fixed problems

  • Fix automatic upgrades aborting with the error message "The upgrade could not be downloaded" even after a successful download. (#20593)

For more details, read our changelog.

Get Tails 6.9

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

  • Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.9.

  • 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 6.9 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

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 6.9 directly:

Support and feedback

For support and feedback, visit the Support section on the Tails website.

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