1 [[!meta date="Wed Dec 3 12:34:56 2014"]]
2 [[!meta title="Tails 1.2.1 is out"]]
5 Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 1.2.1, is out.
7 This release fixes [[numerous security
8 issues|security/Numerous_security_holes_in_1.2]] and all users must
9 [[upgrade|doc/first_steps/upgrade]] as soon as possible.
15 Notable user-visible changes include:
18 - Upgrade Linux to 3.16.7-1.
19 - Install Tor Browser 4.0.2 (based on Firefox 31.3.0esr).
22 - Restore mouse scrolling in KVM/Spice ([[!tails_ticket 7426]]).
23 - Suppress excessive (and leaky!) Torbutton logging
24 ([[!tails_ticket 8160]]).
25 - Don't break the Unsafe and I2P Browsers after installing
26 incremental upgrades ([[!tails_ticket 8152]],
27 [[!tails_ticket 8158]]).
28 - External links in various applications should now open properly
29 in the Tor Browser ([[!tails_ticket 8153]],
30 [[!tails_ticket 8186]]).
31 - Fix clearsigning of text including non-ASCII characters in
32 gpgApplet ([[!tails_ticket 7968]]).
35 - Upgrade I2P to 0.9.17-1~deb7u+1.
36 - Make GnuPG configuration closer to the best practices
37 ([[!tails_ticket 7512]]).
38 - Remove TrueCrypt support and document how to open TrueCrypt
39 volumes using cryptsetup ([[!tails_ticket 5373]]).
42 Changelog](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/debian/changelog)
43 for technical details.
47 * It is [[hard to exchange files with the I2P Browser|support/known_issues#i2p_browser]].
49 * [[Longstanding|support/known_issues]] known issues.
51 # For users of persistent GnuPG keyrings and configuration
53 If you have enabled the <span class="guilabel">GnuPG keyrings and
54 configuration</span> persistence feature and have *upgraded* a Tails
55 USB stick or SD card installation to Tails 1.2.1, then please follow
56 these steps to benefit from the updated GnuPG configuration:
59 [[an administration password|doc/first_steps/startup_options/administration_password]] set.
61 1. Run this command in a <span class="application">Root
64 cp /etc/skel/.gnupg/gpg.conf /home/amnesia/.gnupg/gpg.conf
66 # I want to try it or to upgrade!
68 Go to the [[download]] page.
70 As no software is ever perfect, we maintain a list of [[problems
71 that affects the last release of Tails|support/known_issues]].
75 The next Tails release is [[scheduled|contribute/calendar]] for
78 Have a look at our [[!tails_roadmap]] to see where we are heading to.
80 Do you want to help? There are many ways [[**you** can
81 contribute to Tails|contribute]]. If you want to help, come talk