You will need

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Your Tails

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1 other Tails
DVD or USB

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2 USB sticks
4 GB minimum
All data will be lost!
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1 USB stick
4 GB minimum
All data will be lost!

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1 USB stick
4 GB minimum
All data will be lost!
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1 DVD
All data will be lost!

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2 hours 1½ hour ½ hour ¼ hour
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1 hour to install ½ hour to install ½ hour to upgrade

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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 and upgrade an intermediary Tails.

    [[!img install/inc/infography/download-and-verify.png link="no" alt="ISO image downloaded and verified"]]
    Download
    [[!img install/inc/infography/restart-on-intermediary-tails.png link="no" alt="Computer restarted on USB stick on the left"]]
    Restart
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    Install
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    Install
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    Install
    [[!img install/inc/infography/upgrade-upgrade-usb.png link="no" alt="ISO image installed on USB stick on the left"]]
    Upgrade
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    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.

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    Restart
    [[!img install/inc/infography/clone-intermediary-tails.png link="no" alt="Tails installed on USB stick on the right"]]
    Install Upgrade
    [[!img install/inc/infography/clone-dvd.png link="no" alt="Tails installed on USB stick on the right"]]
    Install
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    Restart
    [[!img install/inc/infography/create-persistence.png link="no" alt="Encryption configured on USB stick on the right"]]
    Configure
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    Restart