1 [[!meta date="Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:34:56 +0000"]]
2 [[!pagetemplate template="news.tmpl"]]
3 [[!meta title="Tails 1.2.1 is out"]]
6 Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, version 1.2.1, is out.
8 This release fixes [[numerous security
9 issues|security/Numerous_security_holes_in_1.2]] and all users must
10 [[upgrade|doc/upgrade]] as soon as possible.
16 Notable user-visible changes include:
19 - Upgrade Linux to 3.16.7-1.
20 - Install Tor Browser 4.0.2 (based on Firefox 31.3.0esr).
23 - Restore mouse scrolling in KVM/Spice ([[!tails_ticket 7426]]).
24 - Suppress excessive (and leaky!) Torbutton logging
25 ([[!tails_ticket 8160]]).
26 - Don't break the Unsafe and I2P Browsers after installing
27 incremental upgrades ([[!tails_ticket 8152]],
28 [[!tails_ticket 8158]]).
29 - External links in various applications should now open properly
30 in the Tor Browser ([[!tails_ticket 8153]],
31 [[!tails_ticket 8186]]).
32 - Fix clearsigning of text including non-ASCII characters in
33 gpgApplet ([[!tails_ticket 7968]]).
36 - Upgrade I2P to 0.9.17-1~deb7u+1.
37 - Make GnuPG configuration closer to the best practices
38 ([[!tails_ticket 7512]]).
39 - Remove TrueCrypt support and document how to open TrueCrypt
40 volumes using cryptsetup ([[!tails_ticket 5373]]).
43 Changelog](https://git-tails.immerda.ch/tails/plain/debian/changelog)
44 for technical details.
48 * It is [[hard to exchange files with the I2P Browser|support/known_issues#i2p_browser]].
50 * [[Longstanding|support/known_issues]] known issues.
52 # For users of persistent GnuPG keyrings and configuration
54 If you have enabled the <span class="guilabel">GnuPG keyrings and
55 configuration</span> persistence feature and have *upgraded* a Tails
56 USB stick or SD card installation to Tails 1.2.1, then please follow
57 these steps to benefit from the updated GnuPG configuration:
60 [[an administration password|doc/first_steps/welcome_screen/administration_password]] set.
62 1. Run this command in a <span class="application">Root
65 cp /etc/skel/.gnupg/gpg.conf /home/amnesia/.gnupg/gpg.conf
67 # I want to try it or to upgrade!
69 Go to the [[install]] page.
71 As no software is ever perfect, we maintain a list of [[problems
72 that affects the last release of Tails|support/known_issues]].
76 The next Tails release is [[scheduled|contribute/calendar]] for
79 Have a look at our [[!tails_roadmap]] to see where we are heading to.
81 Do you want to help? There are many ways [[**you** can
82 contribute to Tails|contribute]]. If you want to help, come talk