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en	You need

en	[[!img install/inc/icons/usb.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	1 USB stick

en	Only for Tails!

en	8 GB minimum

en	Your Tails

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tr	[[!img install/inc/icons/debian.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	All data will be lost!

en	[[!toggle id="why_extra" text="Why?"]]

en	[[!toggleable id="why_extra" text=""" [[!toggle id="why_extra" text=""]]
tr	[[!toggleable id="why_extra" text=""" [[!toggle id="why_extra" text="X"]] [[!inline pages="install/inc/router/why_extra.inline,tr" raw="yes" sort="age"]] """]]

en	It is currently impossible to manually upgrade a Tails USB stick while running from itself. This scenario requires creating an intermediary Tails on another USB stick, from which to upgrade your Tails.

en	"""]]

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en	Windows 7

en	or later

en	[[!img install/inc/icons/apple.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	macOS 10.10

en	Yosemite

en	[[!img install/inc/icons/linux.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Linux

en	any distribution

en	[[!img install/inc/icons/debian.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Debian

en	Ubuntu

en	or another derivative

en	Another Tails

en	USB stick or DVD

en	[[!img install/inc/icons/laptop.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	2 GB of RAM

en	64-bit

en	Intel processor

en	not Apple M1 or M2

en	64-bit

en	[[!img install/inc/icons/phone.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Smartphone

en	or printer

en	to follow the instructions

en	[[!img install/inc/icons/clock.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	1 hour in total

en	½ hour

en	¼ hour

en	[[!inline pages="inc/stable_amd64_iso_size" raw="yes" sort="age"]] to download

en	½ hour to install

en	½ hour to upgrade

en	[[!toggle id="requirements" text="Detailed system requirements and recommended hardware."]]

en	[[!toggleable id="requirements" text=""" [[!toggle id="requirements" text=""]] [[!inline pages="doc/about/requirements" raw="yes" sort="age"]] """]]

en	Your steps

en	<a href="#download" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/download.png link="no" alt=""]]
tr	</a> <a href="#tails" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Download Tails

en	</a> <a href="#download" class="upgrade-os"> [[!img install/inc/infography/download-with-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]
tr	</a> <a href="#download" class="upgrade-tails"> [[!img install/inc/infography/download-from-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	</a> <a href="#download" class="upgrade-tails"> [[!img install/inc/infography/download-from-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Download the upgrade

en	</a> <a href="#verify" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/verify.png link="no" alt=""]]
tr	</a> <a href="#restart" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Verify your download

en	</a> <a href="#verify" class="upgrade-os"> [[!img install/inc/infography/verify-with-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]
tr	</a> <a href="#intermediary" class="upgrade-os"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	</a> <a href="#verify" class="upgrade-tails"> [[!img install/inc/infography/verify-from-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	</a> <a href="#other" class="pc-clone mac-clone upgrade-clone"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-other-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Restart on the other Tails

en	</a> <a href="#etcher" class="windows mac"> [[!img install/inc/infography/install-etcher.png link="no" alt=""]]
tr	</a> <a href="#install" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/install-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Download balenaEtcher

en	Install balenaEtcher

en	</a> <a href="#etcher" class="upgrade-windows upgrade-mac"> [[!img install/inc/infography/install-etcher-with-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]
tr	</a> <a href="#intermediary" class="upgrade-os"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	</a> <a href="#install" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/install-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Install Tails using balenaEtcher

en	Install Tails using GNOME Disks

en	Install Tails using dd

en	</a> <a href="#install" class="upgrade-mac upgrade-windows"> [[!img install/inc/infography/install-upgrade-usb-only.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Install intermediary using balenaEtcher

en	</a> <a href="#install" class="upgrade-linux"> [[!img install/inc/infography/install-upgrade-usb-only.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Install intermediary using GNOME Disks

en	</a> <a href="#install" class="upgrade-tails"> [[!img install/inc/infography/install-upgrade-usb.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	</a> <a href="#restart" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Restart on your Tails USB stick

en	</a> <a href="#intermediary" class="upgrade-os"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-other-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]
tr	</a> <a href="#intermediary" class="upgrade-os"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-intermediary.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Restart on intermediary

en	</a> <a href="#intermediary" class="upgrade-tails"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-upgrade-usb.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	</a> <a href="#install" class="pc-clone mac-clone"> [[!img install/inc/infography/clone-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Install Tails by cloning

en	</a> <a href="#upgrade" class="upgrade-tails upgrade-os upgrade-clone"> [[!img install/inc/infography/clone-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Upgrade your Tails by cloning

en	</a> <a href="#restart-new" class="pc-clone mac-clone"> [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-new-tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Restart on your new Tails

en	</a> <a href="#tails" class="windows linux mac expert"> [[!img install/inc/infography/tails.png link="no" alt=""]]

en	Welcome to Tails!

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