Download Tails 4.12
While you are downloading, we recommend you read the release notes for Tails 4.12 . They document all the changes in this new version: new features, problems that were solved, and known issues that have already been identified.
1.1Download Tails
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1.2Verify your download
For your security, always verify your download.
With an unverified download, you might:
- Lose time if your download is incomplete or broken due to an error during the download. This is quite frequent.
- Get hacked while using Tails if our download mirrors have been compromised and are serving malicious downloads.
This already happened to other operating systems. - Get hacked while using Tails if your download is modified on the fly by an attacker on the network.
This is possible for strong adversaries.
Your BitTorrent client will automatically verify your download when it completes.
The verification below is optional for a BitTorrent download.
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Verification failed!
Most likely, the verification failed because of an error or interruption during the download.
The verification also fails if you try to verify a different download than the latest version ( 4.12 ).
Less likely, the verification might have failed because of a malicious download from our download mirrors or due to a network attack in your country or local network.
Downloading again is usually enough to fix this problem.
Verification failed again!
The verification might have failed again because of:
- A software problem in our verification code
- A malicious download from our download mirrors
- A network attack in your country or local network
Trying from a different place or a different computer might solve any of these issues.
Please try to download again from a different place or a different computer…
Error reading file $FILENAME.
Make sure that $FILENAME is readable by your browser. In Tails, copy it to the Tor Browser folder.
1.3Continue installing upgrading installing or upgrading
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Upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage:
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For your security,
always verify your download!
With an unverified download, you might:
- Lose time if your download is incomplete or broken due to an error during the download. This is quite frequent.
- Get hacked while using Tails if our download mirrors have been compromised and are serving malicious downloads.
This already happened to other operating systems. - Get hacked while using Tails if your download is modified on the fly by an attacker on the network.
This is possible for strong adversaries.
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https://tails.boum.org/upgrade/tails-download/
https://tails.boum.org/upgrade/win-download/
https://tails.boum.org/upgrade/mac-download/
https://tails.boum.org/upgrade/linux-download/
https://tails.boum.org/install/dvd-download/
https://tails.boum.org/install/vm-download/
https://tails.boum.org/install/download/
https://tails.boum.org/install/download-iso/
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