WIFI Dongle keys that work with Tails OS according to their website Edimax: amzn.to/3i936xG Panda Ultra: amzn.to/348n9XY Panda PAU05: amzn.to/36qvMjN Recommended USB key: amzn.to/31tQNpK Amazon tech deals: amzn.to/3VgqUU8 Amazon links are affiliate links. I gain a small percentage at no cost to you if you make a purchase. This will help my channel. Thank you.
TAILS OS is not compatible with all WIFI network cards. A WIFI dongle is a Network WIFI card that can be plugged in a USB port. The list above shows WIFI dongles that TAILS OS recognizes
Great tutorial. It is very clear and wastes no time. I would recommend verifying that the Tails file you downloaded, but that requires having extra software installed, doing some commands from command prompt, etc.
until I found this video i was lost. i watched a couple other videos and was still lost. best video to install and configure tails that i found.. thank you boss
Thanks for the video. I appreciate the fact that you showed that the USB drive is run from Legacy boot, not UEFI, in the BIOS. I was completely confused by that, until now
Easy to follow video, I didn’t have any problems getting this set up. If anyone is running into any password issues when you first boot tails there will be an option on the bottom left that lets you choose a password simple fix. Great video thanks again.
Wow thank you for taking the time to give a step by step tutorial on how to properly use tails I have no idea how do you begin size of voiding it but now I'm glad that I learned could you please do I video with the exact same format you did but for kali linux
Thanks for the video. One question, Tails will not overwrite my other operating system right? So I can just eject the usb drive and have my regular pc after restarting? Thanks for the answers
@@KnowledgeSharingTech thank you. I managed to install tails on my USB. I now have to figure out how to use my VPN when using tails from a USB-stick. Do you have advise?
@@kanaaltotvermaeck I recommend using a raspberry pi with a wireless adapter. It's a bit tricky to set up at first but very well worth it. There are plenty of videos on how to do it.
Thanks for the video. What do you think about using a VPN with Tails? The only way I can think of to do that would be to install the VPN on a VON router, such as the GL-iNet portable routers.
No need for a VPN on TAILS because it uses the Tor network, as a matter of fact, a VPN would be bad for TAILS because your traffic will be channeled through one identifiable point
Some people run it on their computer from within a VMware window, but I don't recommend that since your Windows OS may have malware that tracks what you do. Plus, Windows 10 itself is commercial spyware. You should use a VPN since Tails does not encrypt your traffic.
The earlier comment is wrong, VPN is not recommended when using Tails and can potentially expose your identity. tails.boum.org/support/faq/index.en.html#vpn
Wipe the stick and start again, make sure the process on refus has fully completed before removing the stick and make sure that you have the correct and latest Tails Os image downloaded. Hope you fix it mate 👍
Question #1: What's the difference between GPT and MBR for partition scheme? Rufus defaults to MBR for me and I can't change it to GPT. Question #2: Why did the partition for tails go from 1.19 to 8GBs? Question #3: How do you access the files that you can now store on the remainder of the drive? Can you add a shortcut to this folder on the desktop? Question #4: If you plug this usb drive into a machine that has booted to windows, can you access the files from windows? Would you need to partition the persistent volume to NTFS for that to work?
Hello, when I tried to boot from my USB, when choosing Tails an error appears, it says: vmlinuz has invalid signature. error: you need to load the kernel first
I did this thing. Follow all instructions And it worked. Thank you. But here is my dumb question. Can I connect myself via USB no need to use an external machine right?
@@KnowledgeSharingTech Okay so if I understand well my boot USB can be considerate like a external machine right? Once I'm connected I have access to tails via my USB how to configurate a VPN on it like express VPN for example?
I have new usb sticks and when I download tails, it doesn't show up on my usb. Whys this? Theres nothing on the usbs and there 8 gigs. I have windows on my desktop PC
i have a problem. i have create an usb key on windows but when i start tails os and want to create the persistent mode.i have an error "device was not created using a USB image or Tails installer.
When I load up from Dell and press f12 it takes me to the screen you showed me but doesn’t give me the option to load from the usb does anyone have any ideas?
Help! I do exactly what you said, but the wifi is not connect after I restarted it, it keeps asking persistent password which I entered it and it's correct, it keeps asking every 30second and wifi still not connected
@@darkthunder2776 It all depends on what you want anonymity wise. If you install a platform where you will identify yourself, it defies the purpose of TAILS
Every time I enable persistent storage and go thru the steps then restart.........Then it does Nothing! will not load have to reload tail onto the usb ,and its becoming annoying to try to figure it out why it crashing .Please help!
Is there a way to keep settings for certain apps like Tor? I've configured the settings to my liking and then made use of the persistence option. However once I restart Tails I find that Tor always switches back to the default settings.
If your PC can start from an SD card, then yes. You can also get a USB to SD card adaptor and use the SD card this way. Just make sure you get a high endurance SD card.
hello, I'm not able to run it from usb. It gives me this error : ACPI error: AE_NOT_FOUND while resolving named reference get element \_SB_PC00.LPCB.SEN2. The usb instead worked well on another computer of mine that runs Windows 10 on AMD precessor while my laptop where it didn't work is an intel. Can you help?
Thanks for the video, very clear. But for me, everything went well until i hit the boot. I went to my computers boot with the USB plug in. When i went down to check all the options, their was non that said “USB Storage”. The only options I had were: Boot Mode Fast Boot USB boot EFI Windows Boot manager Linpus lite (USB) i pressed enter on every single one and it didn’t work. I’d really appreciate it if u can help me out. I have a Lenovo Yoga 910-131KB. Prior to this, everything went smoothly. I download torr and rufus perfectly. Thank you g
Hello, does the start tails menu appear every time? because when i boot it up it always asks for language and keyboard layout, and i have to set it up every time i want to use it, is this normal? because i thought i needed 1 usb to install it and 1 to boot it up. Thanks.
If you follow all the instructions in my video you see that you need only one usb key. The language is shown each time because you have to unlock the encryption at each boot so, in case you are using a keyboard that is not QWERTY, it makes sense that you are able to choose the format of the keyboard so to enter the password correctly
WIFI Dongle keys that work with Tails OS according to their website
Edimax: amzn.to/3i936xG
Panda Ultra: amzn.to/348n9XY
Panda PAU05: amzn.to/36qvMjN
Recommended USB key: amzn.to/31tQNpK
Amazon tech deals: amzn.to/3VgqUU8
Amazon links are affiliate links. I gain a small percentage at no cost to you if you make a purchase. This will help my channel. Thank you.
What is the wifi dongle for?
TAILS OS is not compatible with all WIFI network cards. A WIFI dongle is a Network WIFI card that can be plugged in a USB port. The list above shows WIFI dongles that TAILS OS recognizes
Great tutorial. It is very clear and wastes no time. I would recommend verifying that the Tails file you downloaded, but that requires having extra software installed, doing some commands from command prompt, etc.
Thanks for your comment, you are right if the ISO file is downloaded via Torrent or from a site other then TAILS
until I found this video i was lost. i watched a couple other videos and was still lost. best video to install and configure tails that i found.. thank you boss
Glad it helped!
Absolutely fantastic tutorial! Very concise and clear with no fluff. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice video, you said and showed everything very clearly. God bless people like you.
Thank you so much 🙂 God bless you too
I agree the only thing that sucks is that his accent is disgusting
@@chronic911 for you maybe, and no one asked your opinion about it. So keep your disrespect trash talk to your self.
Thanks for the video. I appreciate the fact that you showed that the USB drive is run from Legacy boot, not UEFI, in the BIOS. I was completely confused by that, until now
Glad it helped
what do you mean?
Easy to follow video, I didn’t have any problems getting this set up. If anyone is running into any password issues when you first boot tails there will be an option on the bottom left that lets you choose a password simple fix. Great video thanks again.
Glad u like it
rly appreciated, thank you! will share with my friends, you make it easy to understand for all levels.
Thank you . I appreciate you sharing my video.
Straight to the point, thanks my dude
Welcome
Great video bud 👍 straight forward to the point. 10/10
Any idea if this can be done on Ventoy USB stick?!
Thanks. Great video. Very clear instructions and gets straight to the point. Keep up the great work
Thanks!
great tutorial!! one of the BEST i've seen...nothing fancy BUT EXACTLY what i needed to know...keep it up! ty
Glad it helped!
Finally someone makes a clear and simple guide thank you 🙏
Glad you liked it!
10/10, would recommend, excellent tutorial!
Glad you think so
Super clear teaching I appreciate it bro!
My pleasure!
You were very helpful. I showed my friend this after i did it myself
Thanks bro very clear tutorial ❤️
You're welcome
Thnks...the explanation was crystal clear
thank you for this excellent tutorial! I just wanted to ask you, are you originally from Lebanon bc your accent is familiar. Anyway, thanks again!
Thank you. Eh, ana lebnenneh 🇱🇧
@@KnowledgeSharingTech hahahaa ya hala🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 shukran 3al video hbb w allah ya3tik el 3afiyeh❤
Wow thank you for taking the time to give a step by step tutorial on how to properly use tails I have no idea how do you begin size of voiding it but now I'm glad that I learned could you please do I video with the exact same format you did but for kali linux
Hi & thanks, here's the kali video: th-cam.com/video/Jjx-sra85RE/w-d-xo.html
@@KnowledgeSharingTech damnnn thanks 🙏
Awesome tutorial bro, thanks a lot
I love this accent. Great video
great video the approche with etcher seemed sketchy you deserve more likes
Thank you!
Really nice video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks pretty great tutorial
Thanks you are sharing valuable knowledge among us.
Most welcome!
Great tutorial thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much, very helpful 👍
Welcome
Thank you for the tutorial! For some reason balena wasn't working for me, but rufus worked fine.
This was really helpful
tnx man very good
When I press enter again on tails to start it, my screen just goes black and there is a blinking underscore at the top left. How do I deal with this?
Thanks for the video. One question, Tails will not overwrite my other operating system right? So I can just eject the usb drive and have my regular pc after restarting?
Thanks for the answers
That is correct
if this is a old person speaking i am impressed
Merci pour vos vidéos....
Bienvenue!
😊😊 good job karl
Heisenberg
Great video! I had a message of “persistence volume is not mounted” catering trying to configure it. What could this mean?
Thank you so much for this tutorial ❤❤❤
❤️
Just wondering. I don't really have another device to connect my USB to. So could I just connect the USB to the same machine I use windows on or no?
yes
Thank for the video. What is the best alternative for Rufus for MacOS?
Balena Etcher has some of the functionalities of Rufus
@@KnowledgeSharingTech thank you. I managed to install tails on my USB. I now have to figure out how to use my VPN when using tails from a USB-stick. Do you have advise?
@@kanaaltotvermaeck I recommend using a raspberry pi with a wireless adapter. It's a bit tricky to set up at first but very well worth it. There are plenty of videos on how to do it.
so should this be used only if you want to be incognito or is it okay if you want to use it for banking and financial stuff
Thanks for the video. What do you think about using a VPN with Tails? The only way I can think of to do that would be to install the VPN on a VON router, such as the GL-iNet portable routers.
No need for a VPN on TAILS because it uses the Tor network, as a matter of fact, a VPN would be bad for TAILS because your traffic will be channeled through one identifiable point
@@KnowledgeSharingTech Thanks very much!
Do you have to download it to a USB or can you get it right on your computer? Also should you download a VPN as well like you would just using Tor?
Some people run it on their computer from within a VMware window, but I don't recommend that since your Windows OS may have malware that tracks what you do. Plus, Windows 10 itself is commercial spyware. You should use a VPN since Tails does not encrypt your traffic.
The earlier comment is wrong, VPN is not recommended when using Tails and can potentially expose your identity. tails.boum.org/support/faq/index.en.html#vpn
@@nforne what about proxy
do you need to use it on a separate computer? or is it safe to use it on your primary desktop pc?
Use it on any PC. Safety comes from how to use it and not where you use it
Can someone please help me I’m somehow got stuck in a grey screen with letter on the left pls help wtf I am supply’s to do
Wipe the stick and start again, make sure the process on refus has fully completed before removing the stick and make sure that you have the correct and latest Tails Os image downloaded. Hope you fix it mate 👍
Question #1: What's the difference between GPT and MBR for partition scheme? Rufus defaults to MBR for me and I can't change it to GPT. Question #2: Why did the partition for tails go from 1.19 to 8GBs? Question #3: How do you access the files that you can now store on the remainder of the drive? Can you add a shortcut to this folder on the desktop? Question #4: If you plug this usb drive into a machine that has booted to windows, can you access the files from windows? Would you need to partition the persistent volume to NTFS for that to work?
Hi Thank you so much for this easy to follow video. I have 1 question, do you still need to use a VPN while using tails?
No need to use a VPN when you use TAILS because TAILS uses the Tor network
@@KnowledgeSharingTech thank you
Can I run tails on my main pc with all of my files? Do I have to use a different pc?
Tails 5.0 is now out, so is the 5.0 setup still the same as this video?
Didn't try it yet
Hello, I need help, how do I make a sparrow wallet software persistent in tails, for example, I tried but couldn't?
What do you mean at 2:30 when you say click the image? Is this simply just the downloaded file of tails? The one from the boum website?
Yes, click it to select it
Hello, when I tried to boot from my USB, when choosing Tails an error appears, it says:
vmlinuz has invalid signature.
error: you need to load the kernel first
Hello, does the "boot" part works on surface pro ? Thank you
I did this thing. Follow all instructions And it worked. Thank you. But here is my dumb question. Can I connect myself via USB no need to use an external machine right?
Do you mean run it from USB?
@@KnowledgeSharingTech If* not" can ", I'm sorry. Indeed If I run it from a USB*
@@KnowledgeSharingTech Okay so if I understand well my boot USB can be considerate like a external machine right? Once I'm connected I have access to tails via my USB how to configurate a VPN on it like express VPN for example?
also, could a wired connection with an ethernet cable work instead of using a wifi dongle?
Yes
A wired connection is in fact better than a wifi connection, but less convenient.
super Video - danke!
Welcome
legend thanks
Welcome
Thanks man, made it up until boot but cant figure it out at all?😭 Is the two usb method easier?
Do you mean the WIFI USB dongle? If yes, and if your laptop discovered the network without a dongle, then you don't need one
@@KnowledgeSharingTech when i put the usb in and it goes to tails, it just doesnt work i get an error everytime.
Excellent worked...
Enjoy
when i exectute it in bios as an option it wount exectute from the USB?
Can we do this with a micro sd?
So I can't download and launch tails on the same laptop? Cause I'm on the boot menu and there is no USB option, infact my USB isn't even on
I have new usb sticks and when I download tails, it doesn't show up on my usb. Whys this? Theres nothing on the usbs and there 8 gigs. I have windows on my desktop PC
Can't find the option for USB storage device on my laptop I have a dell Xps 13
It says "boot error" whenever I try to boot it what should I do?
Try something else!
thanks man!
You bet!
can an external hard drive work instead of an usb?
Can you switch back to windows? From boot manager
if using a smaller USB (4gb) should i use a previous version of tails?
No
Won't fit. Use a light Linux distro instead.
THANKS
For me, it's saying device not authorized for usage. Plz help
i have a problem. i have create an usb key on windows but when i start tails os and want to create the persistent mode.i have an error "device was not created using a USB image or Tails installer.
awsome thanks for video
Thanks for watching
Will this work on a Mac?
When I load up from Dell and press f12 it takes me to the screen you showed me but doesn’t give me the option to load from the usb does anyone have any ideas?
Help! I do exactly what you said, but the wifi is not connect after I restarted it, it keeps asking persistent password which I entered it and it's correct, it keeps asking every 30second and wifi still not connected
Thank you
Welcome!
Question, should I have a large flash drive or not. Like where is everything held I into my computer or the flash drive?
Everything is held on the flash drive so if you intend to save large files within TAILS then get a large flash drive
@@KnowledgeSharingTech Is it a good idea to use a 256 flash drive then?
@@darkthunder2776 Yes
@@KnowledgeSharingTech Last question, what should put on it? Like is it okay to put steam on it?
@@darkthunder2776 It all depends on what you want anonymity wise. If you install a platform where you will identify yourself, it defies the purpose of TAILS
What will you suggest whonix Or tails for average user for darkweb
Whonix installed on a USB key like this: th-cam.com/video/UhtJgEhquYM/w-d-xo.html
@@KnowledgeSharingTech and what about whonix on qubes os?
Didn't try it
Every time I enable persistent storage and go thru the steps then restart.........Then it does Nothing!
will not load have to reload tail onto the usb ,and its becoming annoying to try to figure it out why it crashing .Please help!
so every time i startup my computer, and want to connect to tails i need to go to bios ands select usb? If I dont I will connect to windows yes?
Well you can hit the hot boot key instead of going to the BIOS setup
AWESOME!
Is there a way to keep settings for certain apps like Tor?
I've configured the settings to my liking and then made use of the persistence option. However once I restart Tails I find that Tor always switches back to the default settings.
You might have Tor configured in "Permanent Private Browsing Mode"
This setting is under History in: Options--Privacy and Security
@@KnowledgeSharingTech I will try this later tonight. Appreciate the feedback!
Is it ok to use an SD card to run TAILS or any other OS or do you have to use a pen drive ?
If your PC can start from an SD card, then yes. You can also get a USB to SD card adaptor and use the SD card this way. Just make sure you get a high endurance SD card.
Could you explain to me what PERSISTENCE is and what its used for??
Persistence means the configuration and files you save to the OS persist and do not get deleted on restart
hello, I'm not able to run it from usb. It gives me this error : ACPI error: AE_NOT_FOUND while resolving named reference get element \_SB_PC00.LPCB.SEN2. The usb instead worked well on another computer of mine that runs Windows 10 on AMD precessor while my laptop where it didn't work is an intel. Can you help?
Make sure that virtualization is enabled in the BIOS
@@KnowledgeSharingTech it is I run virtual box without any problem
Thanks man
You're welcome!
Would this work with a micro SD card connected via USB adapter?
Yes
is it possible to multiboot with tails?
thanks bruh
No problem
is that normal usb?
Hi ! I am encountering an issue, the wifi option does not apear on the right top corner. How do I find it and activate it? Thank you !
Look in the description of my video for compatible WIFI dongles
Thanks for the video, very clear. But for me, everything went well until i hit the boot. I went to my computers boot with the USB plug in. When i went down to check all the options, their was non that said “USB Storage”. The only options I had were:
Boot Mode
Fast Boot
USB boot
EFI
Windows Boot manager
Linpus lite (USB)
i pressed enter on every single one and it didn’t work. I’d really appreciate it if u can help me out. I have a Lenovo Yoga 910-131KB. Prior to this, everything went smoothly. I download torr and rufus perfectly. Thank you g
Hello, thanks for watching, make sure you disable Secure Boot in the BIOS
do you need a lap top can i use my pc still
A PC will work
tails wont work with a 30 series card, how do i access launch commands?
Bro can you help me install tails through and on a dvd -R
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How long tails loading from usb Flash?
Hello, does the start tails menu appear every time? because when i boot it up it always asks for language and keyboard layout, and i have to set it up every time i want to use it, is this normal? because i thought i needed 1 usb to install it and 1 to boot it up. Thanks.
If you follow all the instructions in my video you see that you need only one usb key. The language is shown each time because you have to unlock the encryption at each boot so, in case you are using a keyboard that is not QWERTY, it makes sense that you are able to choose the format of the keyboard so to enter the password correctly
Would using an Ethernet cable as opposed to WiFi jeprodise security?
If so, why?
No
@@KnowledgeSharingTech Thanks
@@FortunaData1994 Welcome