Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_torbrowser-launcher-merge-upstream-2026-08 2 08 Aug 2026, 05:38

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Upgrading an old Tails USB installation 87 0 0 0 0 87 7 0 7 11:26.737 Passed
Tags: @product
Feature Upgrading an old Tails USB installation
As a Tails user If I have an old version of Tails installed on a USB device and the USB device has a Persistent Storage I want to upgrade Tails on it and keep my Persistent Storage in the process
Tags: @product
1:4.793
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given a computer 0.073
And I create a 7200 MiB disk named "old" 0.019
And I plug USB drive "old" 1.018
And I write an old version of the Tails USB image to disk "old" 13.546
When I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged 47.315
Then the boot device has safe access rights 2.094
And Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.236
And there is no persistence partition on USB drive "old" 0.054
And process "udev-watchdog" is running 0.039
And udev-watchdog is monitoring the correct device 0.277
And I unplug USB drive "old" 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
1:24.340
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login 49.476
Then Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.280
And I create a persistent partition 23.272
And I take note of which tps features are available 6.592
Then a Tails persistence partition exists on USB drive "old" 0.564
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.505
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product
1:31.601
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "old" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 59.758
Then Tails is running from USB drive "old" 0.226
And all tps features are active 7.441
When I write some files expected to persist 1.312
# Verify that our baseline for the next scenarios is sane
And all persistent filesystems have safe access rights 0.135
And all persistence configuration files have safe access rights 0.364
And all persistent directories from the old Tails version have safe access rights 1.767
And I take note of which tps features are available 6.661
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.693
# XXX: how does guestfs work vs snapshots? (tails/tails#10330)
Then only the expected files are present on the persistence partition on USB drive "old" 11.156
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.201
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product
2:15.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.024
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and stopped at Tails Greeter's login screen 8.689
And I log in to a new session 12.976
And I clone USB drive "old" to a new USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.660
And I plug USB drive "to_upgrade" 2.202
When I upgrade Tails to USB drive "to_upgrade" by cloning 1:31.770
Then the running Tails is installed on USB drive "to_upgrade" 18.472
And I unplug USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.131
And I unplug USB drive "__internal" 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 3.753
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product
1:5.952
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "to_upgrade" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 59.829
Then all tps features from the old Tails version are active 0.945
And Tails is running from USB drive "to_upgrade" 0.231
And the boot device has safe access rights 2.257
And the expected persistent files created with the old Tails version are present in the filesystem 0.973
And all persistent directories from the old Tails version have safe access rights 1.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
3:41.255
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 8.197
And no SquashFS delta is installed 0.065
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.193
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.038
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are not present 0.181
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are not present 0.272
When the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.020
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 1.406
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 4.671
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.584
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:3.871
Then Tails is running version 6.2~testoverlayfs 0.005
And all tps features are active 7.438
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.2~testoverlayfs are present 0.230
And only the 6.2~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.045
# Our IUK sets a release date that can make Tor bootstrapping impossible
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.109
# We'll really install Tails_amd64_6.0~testoverlayfs_to_6.3~testoverlayfs.iuk
# but we need some way to force upgrading a second time in a row
# even if only the initially installed version is considered
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.192
When the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 10.302
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 1.571
And I can successfully install the incremental upgrade to version 6.3~testoverlayfs 4.515
Given I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.937
When I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged and I login with persistence enabled 1:3.173
Then Tails is running version 6.3~testoverlayfs 0.005
And all tps features are active 7.923
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present 0.356
And only the 6.3~testoverlayfs SquashFS delta is installed 0.081
# Regression test for #17425 (i.e. the Upgrader would propose
# upgrading to the version that's already running)
Given Tails system time is magically synchronized 0.118
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.1~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.203
When the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 10.201
Then the Upgrader considers the system as up-to-date 10.417
# Regression test on #8158 (i.e. the IUK's filesystem is not part of the Unsafe Browser's chroot)
And I successfully start the Unsafe Browser 3.550
And the file system changes introduced in version 6.3~testoverlayfs are present in the Unsafe Browser's chroot 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @automatic_upgrade
23.779
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive with a persistent partition enabled and logged in 7.642
And Tails is fooled to think that version 6.0~testoverlayfs was initially installed 0.223
And Tails is fooled to think it is running version 6.0~testoverlayfs 0.035
And the signing key used by the Upgrader is outdated 0.031
But a current signing key is available on our website 0.000
When the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 13.800
Then I am proposed to install an incremental upgrade to version 6.2~testoverlayfs 2.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000