so we understand what operating systems are, we understand what tails is and why we might use it.
now you want to actually use tails.
well, before we dive in too deep, it's important we understand some prerequisites and prep before we can actually start using tails.
there's two major ways we're going to talk about in this course to utilize tails.
you can either use it in a virtual machine or you can use the usb and dvd solution with an additional pc.
in a virtual machine, all you need is software installed on your normal computer that you might be using right now, or you can use a usb and dvd for any computer you might have laying around.
option number two here, using a usb or dvd is going to be the better option to get the full experience of utilizing tails, especially on a portable pc.
but the vm tool is also a great option and a lot of the demoing and videos we take are from the vm versus utilizing as a day to day, you'd want to use the usb.
if neither of these options are feasible, you can also go through dark web academy.
we have pre- installed ready usbs with tails on them, verified and secured that we can send to you for a cheap price if you just want one with you.
but those are what you're going to need.
so either way, you're going to need a computer most likely.
for the vm tool, we're going to use vmware, virtualbox or hyper- v in our videos throughout this course, we're going to be using mostly virtualbox.
i'll show you vmware as well.
for the usb or dvd, it needs to be at least eight gigs in size for the usb.
for the dvd, it needs to have the same amount of minimum storage available to burn to the dvd.
you need to have the ability to install tails, meaning you're probably going to need a computer unless you purchase one through dark web academy.
and the computer you use will need at least two gigs of ram to actually set up the usb or dvd, but it's recommended that you have two gigs of ram available on the host computer that you'll be running on tails as well.
for the host computer, most any computer will work that you might have lying around as long as it's within ten years old.
anything older tails just might not function correctly, but you can definitely try it.
you don't want any of the newer macs.
the m one, m twos are now m threes.
any of the ones that have the apple specific silicon tails is not quite ready to run on those.
and you can't run it on something like a raspberry pi or other thin clients are going to be kind of troublesome.
so any cheap laptop, and if you don't have one, there are really cheap laptops, something like ebay or craigslist.
if you have that in your area or something similar, you can get a really cheap chromebook for like 60 bucks and you could run tails on it.
so that's enough of the prerequisites.
in the next video, we're going to talk about actually setting up a tails usb on windows.
if you have any questions, let me know.
otherwise, i'll see you in the next one.