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We decided to stop providing BitTorrent files since 2026. See [[!tails_ticket 19275]].
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The BitTorrent files, sSignatures, and corresponding package lists [can be found here](/torrents/files/).
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Signatures and corresponding package lists [can be found here](/torrents/files/).
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Join the [[Tor users chat room on IRC|https://support.torproject.org/get-in-touch/chat-with-us/]] to ask questions about Tails.
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Since Tails 7.5 (February 2026), Tails tries to automatically install *Thunderbird* as [[additional software|persistent_storage/additional_software]] to improve its security.
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[[Tails has merged with the Tor Project|news/tails_tor/]]
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<a href="https://tails.net/donate/"><span>Donate</span></a>
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Until Tails 7.5, a new version of *Thunderbird* was released in Debian shortly after we released a new version of Tails. As a consequence, the version of *Thunderbird* in Tails was almost always outdated, with known security vulnerabilities.
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Tails could not exist without [[Debian|https://www.debian.org/]], [[Debian Live|https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-live/]], and [[Tor|https://www.torproject.org/]]; s. See our [[contribute/relationship _with _upstream]] document for details.
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Tails could not exist without [[Debian|https://www.debian.org/]], [[Debian Live|https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-live/]], and [[Tor|https://www.torproject.org/]]. See our [[contribute/relationship_with_upstream]] document for details.
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Talk with other Tails users in the [[Tails category of the Tor Forum|https://forum.torproject.org/c/support/tails/33]].
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By installing *Thunderbird* as additional software, the latest version of *Thunderbird* is installed automatically from your Persistent Storage each time you start Tails.
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<table>
<tr><th></th><th class="w30"><i>LUKS</i></th><th class="w30"><i>VeraCrypt</i></th></tr>
<tr><td>Compatibility</td><td>Linux</td><td>Windows + macOS + Linux</td></tr>
<tr><td>Create new volumes</td><td class="check"><span class="check">Yes</span></td><td class="cross">Outside of Tails</td></tr>
<tr><td>Open and modify existing volumes</td><td class="check">Yes</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Encrypted partitions (or entire disks)¹</td><td class="check">Yes</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Encrypted file containers¹</td><td class="cross">Complicated </td><td class="check">Easy</td></tr>
<tr><td>Plausible deniability²</td><td class="cross">No</td><td class="check">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td>Ease of use</td><td class="check">Easier</td><td class="cross">More complicated</td></tr>
<tr><td>Speed</td><td class="check">Faster</td><td class="cross">Slower</td></tr>
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Select the [[!img lib/applets-screenshoter.png alt="Take Screenshot" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the system menu.
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Tails is a registered trademark of The Tor Project, Inc. See our [Trademark and Brand policy](https://www.torproject.org/about/trademark/).
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Tails also tries to install as additional software the language package that corresponds to the language of your first session with Tails 7.5 or later. To use *Thunderbird* in another language, see how to [[use *Thunderbird* in another language|thunderbird#language]].
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