The Tails project now advises against writing ISO images to USB sticks or SD cards with balenaEtcher. (Image: heise online / dmk) Feb 20, 2025 at 11:14 am CET 3 min. read Security ...

Now that I know that the device is /dev/sdb, I can modify the Tails ISO with isohybrid and then use the dd utility to write it to the disk. Instead of modifying the ISO I downloaded and verified, I ...

Tails is using Gnome 3.14 in classic mode to give it that Gnome 2.0-like feel. Previously, Tails was using Gnome 3.4, an older version of Gnome 3 that lacks the Gnome classic mode so many users love.

So, I download the TAILS ISO each six months (coinciding with the new release) and take it for a spin in a VM. hooking it up to the TOR network requires patience, and browsing is dog-slow, but ...

Instead, Tails should only be used for the specific activities that need to be kept anonymous, and nothing else. The developers list several other security warnings in the site documentation.