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Project website	tails.boum.org
Instructions for translators	https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/translate/ Mailing list for translators: <tails-l10n@boum.org
Project reviewers12	cacu BenHeld dedmoroz Leibi bloodia translatenight mdrights PejmanR victordargallo Serna ohai jxtsai
Translation license	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Translation process	Translations can be made directly. Translation suggestions can be made. Any authenticated user can contribute. The translation uses bilingual files.
Source code repository	`gitolite@puppet-git.lizard:tails`
Repository branch	master
Last remote commit	Merge branch 'wip/21146-squashfs-tools-ng-from-trixie' into 'master' `a184e6b3dac` intrigeri authored 5 months ago
Last commit in Weblate	Translated using Weblate (French) `abacb4d6f4f` xin authored 7 hours ago
Weblate repository	`https://translate.tails.net/git/tails/index/`
File mask	`wiki/src/support/faq.*.po`
Translation file	Not available
Last change	March 29, 2026, 12:39 p.m.
Last change made by	xin
Language	English
Language code	en
Text direction	Left to right
Case sensitivity	Case-sensitive
Number of speakers	1,728,003,224
Number of plurals	2
Plural type	One/other
Plurals	Singular	1
Plurals	Plural	0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, …
Plural formula	`n != 1`

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Failing checks	32%	57	28%	823	28%	5,688
Strings with suggestions	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0
Untranslated strings	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0

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xin Comment added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	Why not use the Wikipedia shortcut? yesterday
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only In the future, we want to add another browser in Tails that would use a VPN instead of Tor. See our [[!tails_blueprint desc="blueprint on VPN support" VPN-support]]. 3 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only To remove this limitation, the Tor Project is working on [supporting UDP traffic over Tor](https://spec.torproject.org/proposals/339-udp-over-tor.html). 5 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only The Tails 7 series is based on Debian 13 (Trixie). 6 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only No, as other Linux systems, Tails doesn't require an antivirus to protect itself from most malware, such as viruses, trojans, and worms. There are various reasons why Linux operating systems generally don't need antivirus software, including the permission design of Linux systems. 6 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only There are 2 problems with using BitTorrent over Tor: 6 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only To check whether some software is in Debian, search for it on <https://packages.debian.org/>. If it is not yet available in Debian, ask its developers why it is not the case yet. 6 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only Being in Debian brings many advantages: 6 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only Adding to Tails software that is not in Debian implies extra work that could compromise the sustainability of the project. 6 months ago
None Source string added Tails wiki/src/support/faq.*.po English	English 0 characters editedRead-only First, make sure that this software is already available in Debian, as this is a requirement to be included in Tails. 6 months ago

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