en	[[!meta title="Tails 5.9 is out"]]

en	[[!meta date="Tue, 23 Jan 2023 12:34:56 +0000"]]

en	[[!pagetemplate template="news.tmpl"]]

en	[[!tag announce]]

en	We are sorry that Tails 5.8 affected many of you so badly.

en	Thanks to your patience and feedback, we were able to solve most of these new issues.

en	Changes and updates

en	- Update *Tor Browser* to [12.0.2](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1202).

en	- Update the *Tor* client to 0.4.7.13.

en	Simplify the error screen of the *Tor Connection* assistant when connecting automatically.

en	- Improve the wording of the backup utility for the Persistent Storage.

en	- Remove the confirmation dialog when starting the *Unsafe Browser*.

en	Fixed problems

en	- Fix support for some graphics cards:

en	Update the *Linux* kernel to 6.0.12. This improves the support for newer hardware in general: graphics, Wi-Fi, and so on. ([[!tails_ticket 18467]])

en	Remove from the Troubleshooting Mode 2 boot options that break support for some graphics cards: `nomodeset` and `vga=normal`. ([[!tails_ticket 19321]])

en	Please let us know if the support for your graphics cards has been fixed or is still broken.

en	Fix starting AppImages that use the Qt toolkit like *Feather* and *Bitcoin-Qt*. ([[!tails_ticket 19326]])

en	- Fix clipboard encryption and decryption in *Kleopatra*. ([[!tails_ticket 19329]])

en	- Fix at least 2 cases of Persistent Storage not activating:

en	When activation takes longer ([[!tails_ticket 19347]])

en	When the Dotfiles feature includes symbolic links ([[!tails_ticket 19346]])

en	Please keep reporting issues with the new Persistent Storage. We give them top priority!

en	- Fix 3 clipboard operations with *KeePassXC*:

en	Copying a passphrase to unlock a database ([[!tails_ticket 19237]])

en	Using the auto-type feature ([[!tails_ticket 19339]])

en	Clearing passwords automatically from the clipboard after 10 seconds

en	Fix the display of the applications menu that was broken in some GTK3 applications installed as Additional Software. ([[!tails_ticket 19371]])

en	Localize the homepage of *Tor Browser* when started from the *Tor Connection* assistant. ([[!tails_ticket 19369]])

en	For more details, read our [[!tails_gitweb debian/changelog desc="changelog"]].

en	Known issues

en	Please keep reporting issues with the new Persistent Storage and when starting on graphics cards that used to work with Tails.

en	*Tor Browser* has no minimize and maximize buttons ([[!tails_ticket 19328]])

en	To work around this:

en	Right-click on the *Tor Browser* tab in the window list at the bottom of the screen.

en	Choose **Minimize** or **Maximize**.

en	Welcome Screen and Tor Connection don't fit on 800×600 ([[!tails_ticket 19324]])

en	The top of the Welcome Screen and some button of the Tor Connection assistant are cut out on small displays (800×600), like virtual machines.

en	You can press **Alt+S** to start Tails.

en	Progress bar of *Tor Connection* gets stuck around 50% ([[!tails_ticket 19173]])

en	When using a custom Tor `obfs4` bridge, the progress bar of *Tor Connection* sometimes gets stuck halfway through and becomes extremely slow.

en	To fix this, you can either:

en	Close and reopen *Tor Connection* to speed up the initial connection.

en	Try a different `obfs4` bridge.

en	This issue only affects outdated obfs4 bridges and does not happen with obfs4 bridges that run version 0.0.12 or later.

en	See the list of [[long-standing issues|support/known_issues]].

en	Get Tails 5.9

en	To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

en	- Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 5.0 or later to 5.9.

en	You can [[reduce the size of the download|doc/upgrade#reduce]] of future automatic upgrades by doing a manual upgrade to the latest version.

en	If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a [[manual upgrade|doc/upgrade/#manual]].

en	To install Tails on a new USB stick

en	Follow our installation instructions:

en	[[Install from Windows|install/windows]]

en	[[Install from macOS|install/mac]]

en	[[Install from Linux|install/linux]]

en	[[Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG|install/expert]]

en	The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of upgrading.

en	To download only

en	If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails 5.9 directly:

en	[[For USB sticks (USB image)|install/download]]

en	[[For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)|install/download-iso]]

en	What's coming up?

en	Tails 5.10 is [[scheduled|contribute/calendar]] for February 21.