General information

• System requirements and recommended hardware
• Warnings: Tails is safe but not magic!
  • Protecting your identity when using Tails
  • Limitations of the Tor network
  • Reducing risks when using untrusted computers
• Features and included software
• Social Contract
• How can I trust Tails?
• License and source code distribution
• Acknowledgments and similar projects
• Finances
• Contact
  • OpenPGP keys

Download, installation, and upgrade

• Installing from:
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux (recommended)
  • Debian, Ubuntu, or Mint using the command line and GnuPG (experts)
• Installing by cloning from another Tails:
  • For PC
  • For Mac
• Burning a DVD
• Running Tails in a virtual machine
• Downloading without installing:
  • For USB sticks (USB image)
  • For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)
• Upgrading a Tails USB stick:
  • Upgrading automatically
  • Upgrading manually from your Tails
  • Upgrading manually from Windows
  • Upgrading manually from macOS
  • Upgrading manually from Linux
  • Upgrading manually by cloning from another Tails
  • Repairing a Tails USB stick that fails to start after an upgrade
• Uninstalling Tails or resetting a USB stick using Linux, Windows, or Mac

First steps with Tails

• Starting Tails
  • On PC
  • On Mac
• Accessibility
• Welcome Screen
  • Administration password
  • MAC address anonymization
• Introduction to GNOME and the Tails desktop
  • Why is the time wrong?
• Reporting an error
• Shutting down Tails

Persistent Storage

• Introduction to the Persistent Storage
  • Creating the Persistent Storage
  • Configuring the Persistent Storage
  • Unlocking and using the Persistent Storage
  • Installing additional software
  • Making a backup of your Persistent Storage
  • Deleting the Persistent Storage
• Advanced topics on the Persistent Storage
  • Changing the passphrase of the Persistent Storage
  • Opening your Persistent Storage from another operating system
  • Rescuing the Persistent Storage of a broken Tails
  • Checking the file system of the Persistent Storage

Uncensored and anonymous Internet

Connecting to the Internet and Tor

• Connecting to a local network
  • Troubleshooting Wi-Fi not working
  • Signing in to a network using a captive portal
• Connecting to the Tor network
  • Troubleshooting connecting to Tor
  • Why does Tails use Tor?
  • Why is Tor slow?
  • Managing the circuits of Tor

Internet applications

• Browsing the web with Tor Browser - Sharing files with OnionShare - Emailing and reading news with Thunderbird - Exchanging bitcoins using Electrum - Chatting with Pidgin and OTR

Encryption and privacy

• Managing passwords using KeePassXC
• Creating and using LUKS encrypted volumes
• Using VeraCrypt encrypted volumes
• Encrypting text and files using GnuPG and Kleopatra
• Securely deleting files and clean diskspace
• Calculating checksums using GtkHash
• Using the screen keyboard

Work on sensitive documents

• Removing metadata from files
• Office suite
• Graphics
• Sound and video
• Printing and scanning
• Screenshot and screencast

Advanced topics

• Running Tails in a virtual machine
  • VirtualBox
  • GNOME Boxes
  • virt-manager
• Modifying the boot options using the Boot Loader
• Starting Tails from an external hard disk or problematic USB stick
• Accessing the internal hard disk
• Protection against cold boot attacks
• Accessing resources on the local network
• Enabling a wireless device
• Chatting with Dino and OMEMO
• Exchanging Monero with Feather