You need

2 hours in total 1½ hour in total ½ hour ¼ hour
1.2 GB to download
1 hour to install ½ hour to install ½ hour to upgrade

Your Tails

1 other Tails
DVD or USB

2 USB sticks
8 GB minimum
All data will be lost!
Why 2?

X

As it is currently impossible to install Tails directly from Windows, Linux, macOS, this scenario requires creating an intermediary Tails on a second USB stick. This intermediary Tails lacks important security and usability features.

1 USB stick
8 GB minimum
All data will be lost!

1 USB stick
8 GB minimum
All data will be lost!
Why?

X

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.

1 DVD
All data will be lost!

2 hours in total 1½ hour in total ½ hour ¼ hour
1.2 GB to download
1 hour to install ½ hour to install ¼ hour to upgrade

a smartphone
another computer,
or a printer
to follow the instructions

Your steps

1. First you will install an intermediary Tails on the first USB stick. burn an intermediary Tails on a DVD. install a Tails on your USB stick. restart on the other Tails. install an intermediary Tails.

   Why an intermediary Tails?
   

   Download

   

   Restart

   

   Install

   

   Install

   

   Install

   

   Restart

2. Then you will install the final Tails on the second USB stick. install the final Tails on your USB stick. install Tails on your USB stick. configure it. upgrade your Tails.

   

   Restart

   

   Install Upgrade

   

   Install

   

   Restart

   

   Configure

   

   Restart