Tails
linux-distribution osTails, or The Amnesic Incognito Live System, is a security-focused Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at preserving privacy and anonymity.
| Release | Released | Security Support | Latest | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 month and 2 weeks ago  (18 Sep 2025)  | 
    
    
    
    
    Yes | 
      
        7.1
      
       (13 Oct 2025) 
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| 6 | 1 year and 8 months ago  (27 Feb 2024)  | 
    
    
    
    
    
      
        Ended
        1 month and 2 weeks ago  (18 Sep 2025) 
      
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        6.19
      
       (20 Aug 2025) 
     | 
    
  
| 5 | 3 years and 6 months ago  (03 May 2022)  | 
    
    
    
    
    
      
        Ended
        1 year and 8 months ago  (27 Feb 2024) 
      
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        5.22
      
       (29 Jan 2024) 
     | 
    
  
| 4 | 6 years ago  (22 Oct 2019)  | 
    
    
    
    
    
      
        Ended
        3 years and 6 months ago  (02 May 2022) 
      
     | 
    
    
    
    
      
        4.29
      
       (04 Apr 2022) 
     | 
    
  
| 3 | 8 years ago  (13 Jun 2017)  | 
    
    
    
    
    
      
        Ended
        6 years ago  (21 Oct 2019) 
      
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        3.16
      
       (03 Sep 2019) 
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| 2 | 9 years ago  (27 Jan 2016)  | 
    
    
    
    
    
      
        Ended
        8 years ago  (10 Jul 2017) 
      
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        2.12
      
       (18 Apr 2017) 
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| 1 | 11 years ago  (29 Apr 2014)  | 
    
    
    
    
    
      
        Ended
        9 years ago  (25 Jan 2016) 
      
     | 
    
    
    
    
      
        1.8.2
      
       (09 Jan 2016) 
     | 
    
  
Tails provides upgrades every six weeks and only supports the latest release.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
cat /etc/amnesia/version
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