New Release: Tails 6.16

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by tails | May 29, 2025

Changes and updates

• Update Tor Browser to 14.5.3.

• Update the Linux kernel to 6.1.140.

For more details, read our changelog.

Get Tails 6.16

To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

• Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 6.0 or later to 6.16.

• 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 6.16 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

• Install from Windows

• Install from macOS

• Install from Linux

• Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG

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 6.16 directly:

• For USB sticks (USB image)

• For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)

Support and feedback

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

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-6_16