[Tails-news] Tails 3.6.1 is out

This release fixes [several security issues](https://tails.boum.org/security/N
umerous_security_holes_in_3.6/index.en.html) and users should upgrade as soon
as possible.

# Changes

## Upgrades and changes

* Update _Tor Browser_ to 7.5.2.

This fixes a [critical issue in Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-
US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-08/) announced on March 16.

## Fixed problems

* This release is [reproducible](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/build/reproducible/), unlike Tails 3.6. ([#15400](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15400))

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

# Known issues

None specific to this release.

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

# Get Tails 3.6.1

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

* To upgrade, automatic upgrades are available from 3.6 to 3.6.1.

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).

If you are doing a manual upgrade from Tails 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, or 3.5, it is only
possible to select an ISO image when running Tails in English. For other
languages, the file chooser button remains inactive:


To do a manual upgrade from Tails 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, or 3.5, you can either:

    * Restart Tails in English

    * Start Tails Installer in English from the command line: 

                LANG=en_US tails-installer

* [Download Tails 3.6.1.](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html)

# What's coming up?

Tails 3.7 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for May
8.

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?r=3.6.1) 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_3.6.1/index.en.html