[Tails-testers] [Tails-news] Tails 3.9 is out

Tails 3.9 is the biggest update of Tails this year!

It includes two new features on which we have been working for more than a
year:

* _Additional Software_
* _VeraCrypt_ integration

This release also fixes [many security issues](https://tails.boum.org/security
/Numerous_security_holes_in_3.8/index.en.html) and users should upgrade as
soon as possible.

# Changes

## New features

### Additional Software

You can now install additional software automatically when starting Tails.

When installing an additional Debian package from Tails, you can decide to
install it automatically every time:

![Add vlc to your additional software? 'Install Only Once' or 'Install Every
Time'](https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/additional_software/add-
additional-software.png)

To check your list of additional software packages, choose **Applications** ▸
**System Tool** ▸ **Additional Software**.

![](https://tails.boum.org/doc/first_steps/additional_software/additional-
software.png)

The packages included in Tails are carefully tested for security. Installing
additional packages might break the security built in Tails, so be careful
with what you install.

[Read our documentation on installing additional software.](https://tails.boum
.org/doc/first_steps/additional_software/index.en.html)

### VeraCrypt integration

To unlock _VeraCrypt_ volume in Tails, choose **Applications** ▸ **System
Tool** ▸ **Unlock VeraCrypt Volumes**.

![](https://tails.boum.org/doc/encryption_and_privacy/veracrypt/unlock-
veracrypt-volumes-with-partition.png)

The integration of _VeraCrypt_ in the _Files_ and _Disks_ utilities was done
upstream in GNOME and will be available outside of Tails in Debian 10 (Buster)
and Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish).

[Read our documentation on using _VeraCrypt_ volumes.](https://tails.boum.org/
doc/encryption_and_privacy/veracrypt/index.en.html)

### News reading in _Thunderbird_

_Thunderbird_ is now the official RSS and Atom news feed reader in Tails.

_Liferea_ will be removed from Tails in version 3.12, early 2019.

## Upgrades and changes

* Improve the configuration of the persistent storage to make it easier to scroll and consistent with the GNOME guidelines.


### Included software

* Update _Tor Browser_ to 8.0, based on _Firefox_ 60 ESR.

    * Based on _[Firefox Quantum_](https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2017/11/14/introducing-firefox-quantum/).

    * New Tor circuit view

![](https://tails.boum.org/doc/anonymous_internet/Tor_Browser/circuit_view.png
)

* Update _Thunderbird_ from 52 to [60](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/60.0/releasenotes/).

* Update _Tor_ to 0.3.4.7-rc.

* Update _Electrum_ to from 3.0.6 to [3.1.3](https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/blob/master/RELEASE-NOTES).

### Hardware support

The following updates make Tails work better on recent hardware (graphics, Wi-
Fi, etc.):

* Update _Linux_ to 4.17 which also fixes the [Foreshadow](https://foreshadowattack.eu/) attack.

* Update the _DRM_ and _Mesa_ libraries to improve support for some graphics cards.

* Update the Intel and AMD microcodes and most firmware packages.

## Fixed problems

* Stop displaying the _Enigmail_ setup wizard every time Tails is restarted. ([#15693](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15693) and [#15746](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15746))

* Show a spinner while starting _Tor Browser_, _Tails documentation_, and _WhisperBack_. ([#15101](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15101))

* Use _Tor Browser_ again for browsing the documentation offline. ([#15720](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15720))

* Show _Synaptic_ and _Root Terminal_ even when no administration password is set. ([#11013](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11013))

* _Tails Installer_

    * Link to upgrade documentation when upgrading. ([#7904](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/7904))
    * Hide the **Reinstall** option when the USB stick is too small. ([#14810](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/14810))
    * Correct the size of the USB stick in the confirmation dialog when reinstalling. ([#15590](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15590))

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

# Known issues

* Starting Tails 3.9 from DVD is twice slower than earlier releases. ([#15915](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/15915))

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

# Get Tails 3.9

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

* To upgrade, automatic upgrades are available from 3.7.1, 3.8, and 3.9~rc1 to 3.9.

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

* [Download Tails 3.9.](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html)

# What's coming up?

Tails 3.10 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for
October 23.

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=3.9) 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_3.9/index.en.html
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