https://tails.boum.org/todo/server_edition/#index5h2 "Remove unnecessary/irrelevant things from boot process
Tails server should not spawn a full-featured desktop anymore: the goal of this iteration is to remove as much irrelevant services as possible (e.g GNOME, Xorg, ...) in order to reduce boot-time and system resources. The only way the user have to do administration’s related tasks is to use SSH." https://tails.boum.org/todo/server_edition/#index9h2 "Switch to "server mode" at boot time [...]" I think that is a mistake and violating your design. Your design states you want it as simple as possible, for normal users. SSH-only administration makes it much more difficult. - user needs to learn SSH - user needs two computers instant of one, a Tails Server and a Tails Desktop - Don't you think, a user running Tails Server doesn't wish to fire up a torified browser for a quick search? Maybe people start asking for a mix of Tails Desktop and Tails Server. SSH administration is a nice feature, but shouldn't be the only way for administrative tasks. I recommend to add the server features to the regular version. As a bonus you can simplify the design and get it done faster. That doesn't prevent you from adding a no-autostart-gui or minimalistic-gui feature to Tails. (To satisfy your requirements for compatibility with low RAM.) _______________________________________________ tails-dev mailing list tails-dev@boum.org https://mailman.boum.org/listinfo/tails-dev