Tails is a portable operating system - Tails is based on Debian GNU/Linux.

You can download Tails for free and independent security researchers can verify our work.

Your secure computer anywhere

To use Tails, shut down the computer and start on your Tails USB stick instead of starting on Windows, macOS, or Linux.

You can temporarily turn your own computer into a secure machine.
You can also stay safe while using the computer of somebody else.

Tails is a 1.9 GB download and takes ½ hour to install. Tails can be installed on any USB stick of 8 GB minimum. Tails works on most computers less than 10 years old. You can start again on the other operating system after you shut down Tails.

You don't have to worry about the computer having viruses because Tails runs independently from the other operating system and never uses the hard disk. But, Tails cannot always protect you if you install it from a computer with viruses or if you use it on a computer with malicious hardware, like keyloggers.

https://tails.net/index.en.html

 

Is this more relevant to us sound people than any other live Linux distro that came out over the last two decades?

 

I downloaded it a while back and haven't got around to trying it yet, but good shout PulseWave. Thanks

 

If you want to just run Linux and do stuff then this is the wrong option.

But if you're doing something needing a disposable secure environment then this is one of the choices for that, provided you understand the rest of the security ramifications of PGP, Tor etc. See also Qubes.

 

It's not relevant to sound people at all.

 

No.

 

Oh ok, that's the purpose, thanks.

 

Tails is perfect for using a computer without leaving traces of activity on your hard drive