Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6118 04 Feb 2026, 11:27

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 67 1 7 0 0 75 9 1 10 17:17.431 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Installing Tails to a USB drive
As a Tails user I want to install Tails to a suitable USB drive
20.455
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.621
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.013
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 2.729
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.209
When I start Tails Installer 8.810
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.001
Tags: @product
18.472
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.548
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.009
And I start Tails Installer 9.122
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.023
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.553
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.046
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.149
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.684
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
2:1.781
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.585
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.011
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.693
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.245
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:35.815
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 11.987
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.386
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.131
Tags: @product
1:59.267
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.629
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.018
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.218
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:36.205
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 11.774
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.369
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.133
Tags: @product
2:28.578
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.861
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.047
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.008
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.766
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.254
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:55.216
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.366
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.426
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.047
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 2.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.925
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.117
Tags: @product
2:9.378
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.734
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.009
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.273
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:41.472
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 15.314
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.491
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.148
Tags: @product
2:6.948
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
# We reach this first checkpoint only to ensure that the ' __internal' disk has reached the state (Tails installed + persistent partition set up) we need before we clone it below.
# This first part is done without Tails Installer (install from Tails USB image)
# Note: the "__internal" disk will keep its state across scenarios
# and features until one of its snapshots is restored.
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.204
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.773
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.709
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.251
# This second part is done with Tails Installer, that's what this scenario is about
When I reinstall Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:35.103
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 12.164
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.692
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.114
Tags: @product @uefi
1:9.526
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.214
And I power off the computer 0.271
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.021
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 58.492
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.241
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.252
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.005
Tags: @product
48.997
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.570
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 20.593
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.012
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.207
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 19.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.164
Tags: @product
3:54.025
Scenario The system partition is updated when booting from a USB drive where a Tails USB image was copied
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 3:53.953
cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:586:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:527:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:246:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/usb_install.feature:100:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login'
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.000
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.000
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.000
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.000
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.000
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.000
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.067

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system partition is updated when booting from a USB drive where a Tails USB image was copied' (at time 00:45:41)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6118/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:41_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6118/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:41_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6118/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:41_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6118/artifact/build-artifacts/00:45:41_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015