by tails | March 6, 2025
New features
Detection of problems with Wi-Fi hardware
Problems with Wi-Fi are unfortunately quite common in Tails and Linux in general.
To help troubleshoot hardware compatibility issues with Wi-Fi interfaces, the Tor Connection assistant now reports when no Wi-Fi hardware is detected.
Changes and updates
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Update Tor Browser to 14.0.7.
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Update the Tor client to 0.4.8.14.
Fixed problems
- Detect partitioning errors also when Tails is started for the first time. (#20797)
This solves some failures when creating the Persistent Storage on a new Tails USB stick.
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Fix the Configure and Show Log buttons in the notification when installing additional software fails. (#20781)
For more details, read our changelog.
Get Tails 6.13
To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage
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Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.13.
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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 6.13 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 6.13 directly:
Support and feedback
For support and feedback, visit the Support section on the Tails website.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6-13