Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5951 14 Nov 2025, 07:10

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Installing Tails to a USB drive 26 7 42 0 0 75 3 7 10 8:41.064 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
1.733
Scenario Try installing Tails to a too small USB drive with GPT and a FAT partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1.733
Call 
Call to virDomainRestore failed: operation failed: guest CPU doesn't match specification: missing features: rdctl-no,skip-l1dfl-vmentry,mds-no,pschange-mc-no,gds-no,rfds-no (Guestfs::Error)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore_snapshot'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:135:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/usb_install.feature:8:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I temporarily create a 4 GiB disk named "gptfat" 0.000
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "gptfat" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "gptfat" 0.000
When I start Tails Installer 0.000
Then I am told by Tails Installer that the destination device "is too small" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.786 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Try installing Tails to a too small USB drive with GPT and a FAT partition' (at time 00:20:23)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:23_Try_installing_Tails_to_a_too_small_USB_drive_with_GPT_and_a_FAT_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:23_Try_installing_Tails_to_a_too_small_USB_drive_with_GPT_and_a_FAT_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:23_Try_installing_Tails_to_a_too_small_USB_drive_with_GPT_and_a_FAT_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1.457
Scenario Detecting when a target USB drive is inserted or removed
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1.457
Call 
Call to virDomainRestore failed: operation failed: guest CPU doesn't match specification: missing features: rdctl-no,skip-l1dfl-vmentry,mds-no,pschange-mc-no,gds-no,rfds-no (Guestfs::Error)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore_snapshot'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:135:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/usb_install.feature:16:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "temp" 0.000
And I start Tails Installer 0.000
But a suitable USB device is not found 0.000
When I plug USB drive "temp" 0.000
Then the "temp" USB drive is selected 0.000
When I unplug USB drive "temp" 0.000
Then a suitable USB device is not found 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.567
Error message 
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:465:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Detecting when a target USB drive is inserted or removed' (at time 00:20:29)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:29_Detecting_when_a_target_USB_drive_is_inserted_or_removed.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:29_Detecting_when_a_target_USB_drive_is_inserted_or_removed.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
1.506
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1.506
Call 
Call to virDomainRestore failed: operation failed: guest CPU doesn't match specification: missing features: rdctl-no,skip-l1dfl-vmentry,mds-no,pschange-mc-no,gds-no,rfds-no (Guestfs::Error)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore_snapshot'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:135:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/usb_install.feature:26:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.000
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "install" 0.000
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 0.000
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.498
Error message 
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:465:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a used USB drive' (at time 00:20:35)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:35_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:35_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_used_USB_drive.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
12.237
Scenario Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 12.237
Call 
Call to virDomainRestore failed: operation failed: guest CPU doesn't match specification: missing features: rdctl-no,skip-l1dfl-vmentry,mds-no,pschange-mc-no,gds-no,rfds-no (Guestfs::Error)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore_snapshot'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:135:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/usb_install.feature:36:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "install" 0.000
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 0.000
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
But there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.899
Error message 
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:465:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with Tails Installer to a pristine USB drive' (at time 00:20:52)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:52_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:20:52_Installing_Tails_with_Tails_Installer_to_a_pristine_USB_drive.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
3:34.112
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 13.354
And I create a file in the Persistent directory 0.068
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.060
And I create a gpt partition with a vfat filesystem on disk "install" 4.225
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.448
And I install Tails with Persistent Storage to USB drive "install" by cloning 2:45.799
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 21.112
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.637
And there is a persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.062
And the USB drive "install" contains the same files as my persistent storage 3.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.181
Tags: @product
2:38.964
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 10.978
And I temporarily create a 7200 MiB disk named "install" 0.056
And I plug USB drive "install" 2.449
And I install Tails to USB drive "install" by cloning 1:58.795
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 22.990
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 3.604
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.194
Tags: @product
13.542
Scenario Re-installing Tails over an existing USB installation with a persistent partition
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Steps
# 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 11.341
And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 2.201
Call 
Call to virDomainRestore failed: operation failed: guest CPU doesn't match specification: missing features: rdctl-no,skip-l1dfl-vmentry,mds-no,pschange-mc-no,gds-no,rfds-no (Guestfs::Error)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore_snapshot'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:135:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/usb_install.feature:71:in `And I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I clone USB drive "__internal" to a temporary USB drive "install" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "install" 0.000
# 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 0.000
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is a random seed on USB drive "install" 0.000
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "install" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.455 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Re-installing Tails over an existing USB installation with a persistent partition' (at time 00:27:26)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:27:26_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:27:26_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:27:26_Re-installing_Tails_over_an_existing_USB_installation_with_a_persistent_partition.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @uefi
1:55.776
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 without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 13.847
And I power off the computer 0.312
And the computer is set to boot in UEFI mode 0.051
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login 1:37.870
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.653
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.999
And Tails has started in UEFI mode 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.033
Tags: @product
1.487
Scenario Installing Tails with GNOME Disks from a USB image
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in 1.487
Call 
Call to virDomainRestore failed: operation failed: guest CPU doesn't match specification: missing features: rdctl-no,skip-l1dfl-vmentry,mds-no,pschange-mc-no,gds-no,rfds-no (Guestfs::Error)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore_snapshot'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:135:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ without\ network\ and\ logged\ in$/'
features/usb_install.feature:91:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD without network and logged in'
And I plug and mount a USB drive containing a Tails USB image 0.000
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "usbimage" 0.000
And I plug USB drive "usbimage" 0.000
And I install a Tails USB image to the 7200 MiB disk with GNOME Disks 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.501 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Installing Tails with GNOME Disks from a USB image' (at time 00:29:28)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:29:28_Installing_Tails_with_GNOME_Disks_from_a_USB_image.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:29:28_Installing_Tails_with_GNOME_Disks_from_a_USB_image.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:29:28_Installing_Tails_with_GNOME_Disks_from_a_USB_image.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product
0.245
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 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.201
And I start Tails from USB drive "usbimage" with network unplugged and I login 0.043
Call 
Call to virStorageVolLookupByName failed: Storage volume not found: no storage vol with matching name 'usbimage' (Libvirt::RetrieveError)
./features/support/helpers/storage_helper.rb:151:in `lookup_volume_by_name'
./features/support/helpers/storage_helper.rb:151:in `disk_path'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:337:in `plug_drive'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:416:in `set_disk_boot'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:153:in `/^the computer is set to boot from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:278:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.884
Error message 
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:465:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The system partition is updated when booting from a USB drive where a Tails USB image was copied' (at time 00:29:33)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:29:33_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/5951/artifact/build-artifacts/00:29:33_The_system_partition_is_updated_when_booting_from_a_USB_drive_where_a_Tails_USB_image_was_copied.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000