---
slug: trying-tails
title: "Trying Tails"
date: "2025-05-18T09:44:21-04:00"
draft: true
---
Post about fiddling with Tails.

Maybe rename to "review of tails"?

tails notes
- hidetopmenu extension does not work :/
- screenshot
- store passwords in keepassxc
- installed
  sudo apt-get install vim-{nox,scripts} qalculate-gtk gnome-shell-extension-{autohidetopbar,hide-activities,manager}

- gnome boxes setup
  - enable efi
  - resizing img to enable persistent storage
- tails setup
  - enable persistent storage
  - enable admin password (to install stuff)
  - gnome
    - dark mode
    - dark desktop bg
    - set meta-h to to full height
  - terminal: 
    - dark theme
    - disable bell
    - disable scrollbar
  - tor browser: loses these settings on restart...
    - set ddg.onion as default search
    - set home page and new tab to blank
    - disable letterboxing (about:config)
  - sites
    - ddg.onion
      - load ddg settings from cloud storage w/password
    - wikipedia
      - set dark mode
      - set wide view
- working .gitconfig:
  amnesia@amnesia:~$ cat .gitconfig
  [http]
          proxy = socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050/
  [https]
          proxy = socks5h://127.0.0.1:9050/
- save all gnome settings with `dconf dump /` > dconf.txt

- several apps don't honor dark mode
  - onion circuits