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• Introduction to this documentation

General information

• System requirements
• Warnings!
• Features and included software
• Why does Tails use Tor?
• Can I hide the fact that I am using Tails?
• Trusting Tails
• License and source code distribution
• Acknowledgments and similar projects
• Finances

Download and install

• Install from another Tails (for PC)
• Install from another Tails (for Mac)
• Install from Windows
• Install from Debian, Ubuntu, or Mint
• Install from Debian, Ubuntu, or Mint using the command line and GnuPG
• Install from other Linux distributions
• Install from macOS by burning a DVD first
• Install from macOS and the command line
• Burn a DVD
• Download without installing

First steps with Tails

• Start Tails
• Accessibility
• Startup options
  • Administration password
  • MAC address spoofing
  • Tor bridge mode
• Introduction to GNOME and the Tails desktop
• Encrypted persistence
  • Warnings about persistence
  • Create & configure the persistent volume
  • Enable & use the persistent volume
  • Change the passphrase of the persistent volume
  • Manually copy your persistent data to a new USB stick
  • Check the file system of the persistent volume
  • Delete the persistent volume
• Installing additional software
• Report an error
• Shutting down Tails
• Upgrading a Tails USB stick
• Uninstalling Tails or resetting a USB stick using Linux, Windows, or Mac

Connect to the Internet anonymously

• Connecting to a network
  • Logging in to captive portals
• Viewing the status and circuits of Tor
• Browsing the web with Tor Browser
• Chatting with Pidgin & OTR
• Emailing and reading news with Thunderbird
• Sharing files with OnionShare
• Exchange bitcoins using Electrum
• Why Tor is slow?

Encryption and privacy

• Your data won't be saved unless explicitly asked
• Using the screen keyboard
• Encrypted volumes
  • Create and use LUKS encrypted volumes
  • Using VeraCrypt encrypted volumes
• Encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify text using OpenPGP and OpenPGP Applet
  • Encrypt text with a passphrase
  • Encrypt and sign text using public-key cryptography
  • Decrypt and verify text
• Securely delete files and clean diskspace using Nautilus Wipe
• Manage passwords using KeePassX
• Calculating checksums using GtkHash
• Sharing encrypted secrets using keyringer

Work on sensitive documents

• Office suite
• Graphics
• Sound and video
• Printing and scanning

Advanced topics

• Protection against cold boot attacks
• Running Tails in a virtual machine
  • VirtualBox
  • GNOME Boxes
  • virt-manager
• Accessing resources on the local network
• Enable a wireless device
• Backing up OpenPGP secret keys on paper using paperkey