Tails is a live operating system that can be used from Live USB , SD card or DVD disc having size more than 4 GB. Tails is the best Linux distro for anonymity and security or even better than VPN service and that is the reason why Edward Snowden chose tails for leaking NSA documents.

Tails Best Linux distro For Online Annonymity

Tails helps in using the Internet anonymously and beat censorship; all connections to the Internet are forced to go through the Tor network. leave no trace on the computer you are using unless you ask it explicitly.

on the computer you are using unless you ask it explicitly. use state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt your files, emails and instant messaging. ​

Tails 2.5 is based on Debian Jessie 8(stable) and Kernel version 3.16. It is available in only 32-bit architecture. Tails can be download from here (https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html).

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Before downloading iso file can be verified through Firefox add-on. Bootable Usb can be made on Windows by using YUMI or Rufus. And on Linux, this can be done with the help of Unetbootin.

What’s new In Tails 2.5 That Makes It a best Linux distro for Anonymity?

1. Tor browser upgraded to 6.0.3 and it is based on Firefox 45.3

2. Upgrade to Icedove 45.1

3. Bug fixes

Tails Pre-installed Tools

Tails uses Gnome 3 in classic mode as a window manager and ships with many pre-installed tools –

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1. Tor Browser and Onion Circuits.

Tor includes Torbutton, NoScript, HTTPS everywhere and Adblock Plus.

2. I2p Network

3. Network Manager

4. Icedove as an email client.

5. Gobby for collaborative text writing.

6. Electrum, an easy-to-use bitcoin client.

7. Libre Office

8. Unsafe Browser to access internet without using anonymity.

9. Poedit

10. Simple Scan

11. LUKS and Gnome disks to install and use encrypted storage devices

12. GnuPG, the GNU implementation of OpenPGP for email and data encryption and signing

13. MAT to anonymize metadata in files.

14. PWGen, a strong password generator.

15.KeePassX a password manager.

A Brief Review of Tails Tools

After booting tails from live CD/USB you will be asked to setup advanced settings or just continue with simple or pre-configured settings.

If you choose “No” you will be directly logged into tails but it has a disadvantage you cannot do anything as root.

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If you choose “Yes” then a screen will appear which lets you set up a password, Mac Spoofing and to change network settings.

Mac Spoofing helps to hide you on a Network you are connected. Setting up password helps to get root access.

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After connecting to Wi-Fi when I start browsing the Internet through Tor I can check my connection details in Onion Circuits.

Tor Browser works like a charm and it is now getting better with new Firefox 45.0.3 support and new extensions. Adblock plus is added to block annoying ads in the recent update.

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Add-ons which are included in Tor.