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# Tails 5.0 Release is Based on Debian 11 With a New "Kleopatra" Tool
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/tails-5-0-release/
- Published: 2022-05-05T11:30:45.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-05T11:30:49.000Z
- Author: Ankush Das
- Tags: Distribution Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Tails is a popular Linux distribution that focuses on protecting against censorship and surveillance. It is one of the [privacy-focused Linux distributions](https://itsfoss.com/privacy-focused-linux-distributions/).

Without worrying about exposing your information, you can use it anywhere using a USB stick and get your work done.

Its latest release, Tails 5.0, utilizes Debian 11 (Bullseye) as its base. So, you should expect all the [improvements in Debian 11](https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-11-feature/?ref=itsfoss.com) in Tails 5.0.

## Tails 5.0: What’s New?

Here, we shall look at the new features and software upgrades introduced with the release.

Some highlights include:

### Adding Kleopatra

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2022/05/kleopatra.png)

Kleopatra is a graphical interface to [GnuPG](https://www.gnupg.org/?ref=itsfoss.com) to help encrypt text and files. With Tails 5.0, Kleopatra replaces *OpenPGP* Applet and the *Seahorse* utility.

Kleopatra does it all in a single package. In addition to that, Kleopatra is more actively maintained comparatively with minimal issues.

### Additional Software Enabled by Default

When using the persistent storage, the additional software feature is enabled by default.

So, you can quickly configure what you want in no time.

### Improvements to the Activities Overview

![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2022/05/desktop-tails-5.png)

With Tails 5.0, you can use the Activities overview to access your windows and applications. You can simply click on the Activities button in the top-left corner of the screen or press the Super key on your keyboard.

It is also possible to search applications, files, and folders from the same screen.

### Updated Software

With Debian 11 as its base, all the essential software has been upgraded, including:

- Tor Browser to 11.0.11
- GNOME 3.38
- MAT to 0.12
- Audacity 2.4.2
- Disk Utility 3.38
- GIMP 2.10.12
- LibreOffice 7.0

### Other Improvements

Along with all the software upgrades, hardware support for driverless printing and scanning has also been updated to support newer printers/scanners.

In addition to all this, you also get numerous fixes. You can explore more about it in its [official release announcement](https://tails.boum.org/news/version%5F5.0/index.en.html?ref=itsfoss.com).

## Download Tails 5.0

You can download the latest Tails 5.0 ISO from the official website. 

[Tails 5.0](https://tails.boum.org/install/index.en.html?ref=itsfoss.com)

And, if you already use Tails, you cannot perform an automatic upgrade. You need to do a manual upgrade instead, following the [official instructions](https://tails.boum.org/doc/upgrade/index.en.html?ref=itsfoss.com#manual).