Tails 5.1

This distro is one of those things that Mayank Sharma would rather have and not need, than need and not have.

- Mayank Sharma

IN BRIEF

The Amnesic Incognito Live System, popularly known as Tails, is one of the leading distros that’s built to ensure maximum privacy, and anonymity for its users. The Debian-based distro is built around the Tor anonymous network, but also has a few other tricks up its sleeve to protect you as you browse the web.

SPECS

CPU: Any dualcore CPU

Memory: 2GB

HDD: 8GB USB stick

Build: x86-64

Many people don’t like the idea of trusting a third-party VPN provider to keep their online activity private, and instead rely on the open-source Tor anonymity network. And no one does Tor better than Tails.

If you’re new to Tails, the distro boots to a welcome tool that you can use to tweak some settings, such as the language and region settings. Furthermore, the screen also rolls in some advanced settings under the + icon, such as the ability to define a password for the default admin user, disabling MAC address spoofing (which could cause connection issues on some computers) and more.