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[[!meta title="Frequently asked questions"]]
 
For hardware compatibility issues, refer to our [[known issues|support/known_issues]].
 
To learn what you can do with Tails, refer to our [[documentation|doc]].
 
For questions related to Tor, see also to the [Tor support pages](https://support.torproject.org/).
 
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<h2 id="tor">What is the relationship between Tor and Tails?</h2>
 
Tails is part of the [Tor Project](https://torproject.org/).
 
Tails [[was founded|news/celebrating_10_years]] in 2009 and [[joined forces with Tor|news/tails_tor]] in 2024.
 
See also our explanation about [[why Tails uses Tor|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/why#relationship]].
 
<h2 id="debian">Why is Tails based on Debian and not on another distribution?</h2>
 
We are deeply rooted and involved in Debian. The friendships, relationships, and technical expertise we have in Debian have many benefits for Tails, and we are not ready to build the same relationship with Ubuntu, OpenBSD, or any other distribution. See our statement about our [[contribute/relationship_with_upstream]] for details.
 
See also the article [Why there are so many Debian derivatives](http://upsilon.cc/~zack/blog/posts/2011/09/why_there_are_so_many_debian_derivatives/) by Stefano Zacchiroli.
 
<h2 id="ubuntu">Why isn't Tails based on Ubuntu?</h2>
 
First, see the answer to the [[previous question|faq#debian]].
 
The rapid development cycle of Ubuntu would be too fast for Tails.
 
Ubuntu adds features in ways that we find dangerous for privacy. For an example, see [EFF: Privacy in Ubuntu 12.10, Amazon Ads and Data Leaks](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks).
 
Ubuntu is led by [[!wikipedia Canonical (company) desc="Canonical"]], a for-profit corporation that takes most of the important decisions.
 
We usually ship kernels and video drivers from [Debian backports](http://backports.debian.org/). The result is comparable to Ubuntu in terms of support for recent hardware.
 
We think that the general quality of the maintenance work being done on packages matters from a security perspective. Debian maintainers generally are experts in the fields their packages deal with; while it is generally not the case outside of the limited number of packages Ubuntu officially supports.
 

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Tails, or "The Amnesic Incognito Live System," is a security-focused Debian-based Linux distribution aimed at preserving Internet privacy and anonymity.
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