[Tails News] Tails 7.2

# [Tails 7.2](https://tails.net/news/version_7.2/)

# Changes and updates

* Update _Tor Browser_ to [15.0.1](https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-1501).

_Tor Browser_ 15.0 is based on _Firefox_ 140 and inherits from it several new
features that are particularly useful if you use many tabs:

    * [Vertical tabs](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-sidebar-access-tools-and-vertical-tabs)
    * [Tab groups](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/tab-groups)
    * [New address bar](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/address-bar/) with improved search
  * Update _Thunderbird_ to [140.4.0](https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/140.4.0esr/releasenotes/).

* Update the _Linux_ kernel to 6.12.57.

* Remove _Root Console_.

To open a root console, you can execute the following command in a _Console_.

sudo -i

* Show _Don't ask again_ notifications only after the clock has been synchronized.

# Fixed problems

* Disable connections that _Thunderbird_ was making to telemetry services run by Mozilla. ([#21275](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/issues/21275))

For more details, read our
[changelog](https://gitlab.tails.boum.org/tails/tails/-/blob/master/debian/changelog).

# Get Tails 7.2

## To upgrade your Tails USB stick and keep your Persistent Storage

* Automatic upgrades are available from Tails 7.0 or later to 7.2.

* If you cannot do an automatic upgrade or if Tails fails to start after an automatic upgrade, please try to do a [manual upgrade](https://tails.net/doc/upgrade/index.en.html#manual).

## To install Tails 7.2 on a new USB stick

Follow our installation instructions:

* [Install from Windows](https://tails.net/install/windows/index.en.html)

* [Install from macOS](https://tails.net/install/mac/index.en.html)

* [Install from Linux](https://tails.net/install/linux/index.en.html)

* [Install from Debian or Ubuntu using the command line and GnuPG](https://tails.net/install/expert/index.en.html)

The Persistent Storage on the USB stick will be lost if you install instead of
upgrading.

## To download only

If you don't need installation or upgrade instructions, you can download Tails
7.2 directly:

* [For USB sticks (USB image)](https://tails.net/install/download/index.en.html)

* [For DVDs and virtual machines (ISO image)](https://tails.net/install/download-iso/index.en.html)

URL: <https://tails.net/news/version_7.2/>