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List:       tails-news
Subject:    [tails-news] Tails 2.5 is out
From:       Tails - News <rss () boum ! org>
Date:       2016-08-02 10:34:56
Message-ID: 20160802163502.286611B0D () boum ! org
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This release fixes [many security \
issues](https://tails.boum.org/security/Numerous_security_holes_in_2.4/index.en.html) \
and users should upgrade as soon as possible.

# Changes

## New features

## Upgrades and changes

  * Update _Tor Browser_ to 6.0.3, based on _Firefox_ 45.3.

  * Upgrade _Icedove_ to 45.1. ([#11530](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11530))

## Fixed problems

  * The automatic account configuration of _Icedove_ used to freeze when connecting \
to some email providers. ([#11486](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11486))

  * In some cases sending an email with _Icedove_ used to result in the error: "The \
message could not be sent using Outgoing server (SMTP) mail.riseup.net for an unknown \
reason." ([#10933](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/10933))

  * A spurious error message used to sometimes appear when creating an account in \
_Icedove_ and providing its password. \
([#11550](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11550))

  * Fix some time synchronization problems, by replacing obsolete and unreliable \
servers, and decreasing a timeout. \
([#11577](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11577))

  * [KVM virtual machines](https://tails.boum.org/doc/advanced_topics/virtualization/virt-manager/index.en.html) \
with QXL video: vastly improve graphics performance and fix visual artifacts in _Tor \
Browser_. ([#11500](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11500), \
[#11489](https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/11489))

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

# Known issues

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

# Get Tails 2.5

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

  * To upgrade, an automatic upgrade is available from 2.4 to 2.5.

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

  * [Download Tails 2.5.](https://tails.boum.org/install/download/index.en.html)

# What's coming up?

Tails 2.6 is [scheduled](https://tails.boum.org/contribute/calendar/) for September \
13.

Have a look at our [roadmap](https://labs.riseup.net/code/projects/tails/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/contribute/how/donate/index.en.html) 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_2.5/index.en.html
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