[tails-news] Tails 2.7 is out

This release fixes [many security issues](https://tails.boum.org/security/Nume
rous_security_holes_in_2.6/index.en.html) and users should upgrade as soon as
possible.

# Changes

## Upgrades and changes

* Upgrade _Tor_ to [0.2.8.9](https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-0289-released-important-fixes).

* Upgrade _Tor Browser_ to [6.0.6](https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-browser-606-released).

* Upgrade _Icedove_ to [45.4.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/45.4.0/releasenotes/).

## Fixed problems

* Fix multi-architecture support in _Synaptic_. This should fix broken installations of additional packages from _Synaptic_. ([#11820](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11820))

* Set default spell checking language of _Icedove_ to English instead of French. ([#11037](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11037))

For more details, read our [changelog](https://git-
tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/debian/changelog).

# Known issues

* Users setting their Tor Browser security slider to High will have to click on a link to see the result of the search they done with the search box.

See the list of [long-standing
issues](https://tails.boum.org/support/known_issues/index.en.html).

# Get Tails 2.7

* To install, follow our [installation instructions](https://tails.boum.org/install/index.en.html).

* To upgrade, an automatic upgrade is available from 2.6 to 2.7.

If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if you fail to start after an
automatic upgrade, please try to do a [manual
upgrade](https://tails.boum.org/upgrade/index.en.html).

* [Download Tails 2.7.](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html)

# What's coming up?

Tails 2.8 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for
December 13.

Have a look at our [roadmap](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/roadmap) to see
where we are heading to.

We need your help and there are many ways to [contribute to
Tails](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/index.en.html)
([donating](https://tails.boum.org/donate/index.en.html#2.7) is only one of
them). Come [talk to us](https://tails.boum.org/about/contact/index.en.html
#tails-dev)!



URL: https://tails.boum.org/news/version_2.7/index.en.html