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Posted by Marius Nestor on Mar 20, 2023,
updated Mar 23, 2023
In Tails 5.11, the devs added the ZRam (formerly compcache) Linux kernel module for extending your computer’s physical memory to allow running apps and sessions for longer periods of time without the system hanging or freezing. ZRam creates a compressed block device in RAM with on-the-fly disk compression.
On the same note, the Linux kernel was bumped in this release from the now deprecated Linux 6.0 series to the long-term supported Linux kernel 6.1 LTS. This automatically translates to better hardware support and new features.
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Linuxiac:
> The distro routes all internet traffic through the Tor network, providing a high level of anonymity and including a wide range of privacy and security tools such as the PGP email client, the Electrum Bitcoin wallet, and the VeraCrypt disk encryption software.
> Yesterday, the Tails Project announced the general availability of Tails 5.11 with yet another dose of updates and novelties. So, let’s have a look at them.
TheRegister:
> Tails 5.11, just released, has some worthwhile improvements that may make it run a little better on machines lacking large amounts of memory. Tails now uses ZRAM as standard, like the unofficial Ubuntu DDE remix and Debian variant Spiral Linux.
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