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- For hardware compatibility issues, refer to our [[known issues|support/known_issues]].
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For hardware compatibility issues, refer to our [[known issues|support/known_issues]].
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- To learn what you can do with Tails, refer to our [[documentation|doc]].
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To learn what you can do with Tails, refer to our [[documentation|doc]].
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- For questions related to Tor, see also to the [Tor support pages](https://support.torproject.org/).
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For questions related to Tor, see also to the [Tor support pages](https://support.torproject.org/).
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[[!toc levels=2]]
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<h1 id="project">Tails project</h1>
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<h2 id="tor">What is the relationship between Tor and Tails?</h2>
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Tails is part of the [Tor Project](https://torproject.org/).
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Tails [[was founded|news/celebrating_10_years]] in 2009 and [[joined forces with Tor|news/tails_tor]] in 2024.
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See also our explanation about [[why does Tails uses Tor|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/why#relationship]].
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See also our explanation about [[why Tails uses Tor|doc/anonymous_internet/tor/why#relationship]].
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<h2 id="debian">Why is Tails based on Debian and not on another distribution?</h2>
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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.
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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.
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<h2 id="ubuntu">Why isn't Tails based on Ubuntu?</h2>
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First, see the answer to the [[previous question|faq#debian]].
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- The rapid development cycle of Ubuntu would be too fast for Tails.
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The rapid development cycle of Ubuntu would be too fast for Tails.
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Ubuntu adds features in ways that we find dangerous for privacy. For an example Ubuntu One ([partly discontinued](http://blog.canonical.com/2014/04/02/shutting-down-ubuntu-one-file-services/)) and the [, see [EFF: Privacy in Ubuntu 12.10, Amazon aAds and dData lLeaks](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/privacy-ubuntu-1210-amazon-ads-and-data-leaks).
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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).
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Ubuntu is led by [Canonical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_\(company\)), a for-profit corporation that takes most of the important decisions.
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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.
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