Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6611 27 Aug 2026, 11:36

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 71 1 3 0 0 75 9 1 10 15:35.393 Failed
Tags: @product
Feature Installing Tails to a USB drive
As a Tails user I want to install Tails to a suitable USB drive
Tags: @product @not_release_blocker
20.034
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.274
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.036
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 2.581
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 2.196
When I start Tails Installer 8.924
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product
17.349
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.243
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.034
And I start Tails Installer 8.592
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.021
When I plug USB drive "temp" 2.290
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.048
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.106
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.011
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
2:8.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.246
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.024
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 2.836
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.190
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:37.815
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.286
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.566
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.114
Tags: @product
2:4.552
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.284
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.026
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.234
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:37.226
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.215
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.515
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.118
Tags: @product
2:22.309
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 21.063
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.053
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.037
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 3.011
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.224
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:55.079
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.840
Command 
Command failed: udisksctl info --block-device '/dev/sdb1'
error code: 1
stdout: 
stderr: Error looking up object for device /dev/sdb1
.
<false> is not true. (ExecutionFailedInVM)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:496:in `rescue in execute_successfully'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:493:in `execute_successfully'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:548:in `check_part_integrity'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:572:in `tails_is_installed_helper'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:610:in `/^the running Tails is installed on USB drive "([^"]+)"$/'
features/usb_install.feature:51:in `Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install"'
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.028 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive, cloning the Persistent Storage' (at time 00:43:12)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6611/artifact/build-artifacts/00:43:12_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6611/artifact/build-artifacts/00:43:12_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6611/artifact/build-artifacts/00:43:12_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6611/artifact/build-artifacts/00:43:12_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive,_cloning_the_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.130
Tags: @product
2:36.721
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 21.496
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.030
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.224
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:52.262
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 17.999
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.667
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.117
Tags: @product
2:27.339
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 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 8.124
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 18.689
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.895
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.213
# 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 1:38.533
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 16.313
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 2.525
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.131
Tags: @product @uefi
1:9.617
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.084
And I power off the computer 0.243
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.017
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 58.954
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.153
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.131
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
1:1.687
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 6.255
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 22.741
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.021
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 2.177
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 30.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.110
Tags: @product
1:7.772
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given a computer 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 1:6.877
Then Tails is running from USB drive "usbimage" 0.219
And the label of the system partition on "usbimage" is "Tails" 0.143
And the system partition on "usbimage" is an EFI system partition 0.134
And the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is at least 4000M large 0.112
And the UUID of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" was randomized 0.055
And the label of the FAT filesystem on the system partition on "usbimage" is "TAILS" 0.069
And the system partition on "usbimage" has the expected flags 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005