Which is better: TAILS or Whonix?

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Whonix if you are a technowhiz, or have lots of patience to deal with the complexity (and steep learning curve). TAILS if you require the OS to do everything for you. Kodachi Linux if you are somewhere between those extremes.

[–]danuker 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Don't forget Qubes OS, endorsed by Snowden himself.

[–]Mnemonic 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I recommend you take a look at both, since their approach is different and what 'is best' depends on the context.

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Care to elaborate?

[–]Mnemonic 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I can't do better than the homepages of the projects.

TAILS is (best) without persistence from a USB: "Tails is a live operating system that you can start on almost any computer from a USB stick or a DVD. "

Whonix is something you run in your OS: "Whonix ™ isn't a program like most of your applications. It's a full operating system that runs inside your current one. Select which operating system your computer is running."