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Tails 1.8 Linux OS Adopts Icedove, Edward Snowden's Favorite Anonymous Live CD

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Softpedia; By Marius Nestor
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Just a few moments ago, the development team behind the Tails amnesic incognito live Linux kernel-based operating system, which was used by the famous Edward Snowden to stay hidden online, announced the release of Tails 1.8.

Among the new features implemented in Tails 1.8, we can mention the addition of the Icedove open-source software as the default email client, replacing Claws Mail. For those who are not in the loop, Icedove is a rebranded version of Mozilla Thunderbird.

The fact of the matter is that Icedove was already available on Tails, but it wasn't installed as the default email client. The Tails devs also managed to update the Icedove packages from version 31.8 to 38.4.

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