Feature #11679

Rethink the installation process and upgrade process

Added by Dr_Whax 2016-08-20 12:42:05 . Updated 2018-02-06 16:16:45 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
anonym
Category:
Installation
Target version:
2018
Start date:
2016-08-20
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Research
Blueprint:

https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usb_install_and_upgrade/

Starter:
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

team: intrigeri, anonym, segfault, sajolida, u

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #5929: Consider creating a persistence by default for plausible deniability Confirmed 2016-08-20
Related to Tails - Feature #11627: Consider updating the default system partition's size Resolved 2016-08-10
Related to Tails - Feature #12705: Update the size of the system partition to >= 4 GiB Resolved 2017-06-15
Related to Tails - Feature #7496: Make it possible to verify the integrity of a Tails USB device In Progress 2014-07-06
Related to Tails - Feature #14624: Document how to migrate persistence to a new USB stick or update the system partitions of an existing device Duplicate 2017-09-12
Related to Tails - Feature #15123: Rethink the "ISO image" terminology Resolved 2017-12-27
Related to Tails - Bug #13206: Install by cloning sometimes silently fails from a stick installed with UUI Rejected 2017-09-29
Related to Tails - Feature #6560: UEFI Secure boot Resolved 2018-12-17
Related to Tails - Feature #15281: Stack one single SquashFS diff when upgrading Resolved 2016-04-13

History

#1 Updated by Dr_Whax 2016-08-20 12:42:34

#2 Updated by Dr_Whax 2016-08-20 12:42:58

#3 Updated by Dr_Whax 2016-08-20 12:43:27

  • blocks Feature #9798: Have Tails Installer verify the ISO image using OpenPGP added

#4 Updated by Dr_Whax 2016-08-20 12:43:51

  • related to Feature #5929: Consider creating a persistence by default for plausible deniability added

#5 Updated by sajolida 2016-09-24 05:58:54

  • related to Feature #11627: Consider updating the default system partition's size added

#6 Updated by anonym 2016-12-29 15:29:56

For Raspberry Pi there are Raspbian SD card images that “repairs” the static partition table on first boot so the full disk becomes available. If we added the same functionality to Tails we could perhaps transform our Tails ISOs to such images to make installation easier. We should look at:

Thanks to $someone I met at 33c3 for suggesting this!

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2016-12-29 17:49:23

> For Raspberry Pi there are Raspbian SD card images that “repairs” the static partition table on first boot so the full disk becomes available.

Good. See also cloud-init in Debian. And all cloud platforms provide their own similar thing.

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-05 17:41:42

IIRC, next step is to schedule a sprint about it. Adding it to the summit agenda.

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2017-06-15 06:33:09

  • related to Feature #12705: Update the size of the system partition to >= 4 GiB added

#10 Updated by BitingBird 2017-08-28 19:16:52

  • Description updated
  • Target version changed from 2017 to 2018

#11 Updated by intrigeri 2017-09-02 10:52:10

  • related to Feature #7496: Make it possible to verify the integrity of a Tails USB device added

#12 Updated by sajolida 2017-09-12 09:21:51

  • related to Feature #14624: Document how to migrate persistence to a new USB stick or update the system partitions of an existing device added

#13 Updated by intrigeri 2017-12-08 17:30:19

  • blocks Bug #12146: Tails installed using dd is not seen as a bootable device on MacBook Pro added

#14 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-15 13:16:57

  • Description updated

#15 Updated by Anonymous 2018-01-15 13:17:34

  • related to Feature #15123: Rethink the "ISO image" terminology added

#16 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-03 16:17:32

  • related to Bug #13206: Install by cloning sometimes silently fails from a stick installed with UUI added

#17 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-03 16:24:59

#18 Updated by anonym 2018-02-04 08:10:34

  • Feature Branch set to https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usb_install_and_upgrade/ https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/Endless_upgrades/

#19 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-04 17:31:08

  • Feature Branch deleted (https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usb_install_and_upgrade/ https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/Endless_upgrades/)
  • Blueprint set to https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usb_install_and_upgrade/

#20 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-06 15:29:36

#21 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-06 15:53:59

  • related to Feature #15281: Stack one single SquashFS diff when upgrading added

#22 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-06 16:00:05

  • blocked by deleted (Feature #7544: Have a multiplatform Installer)

#23 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-06 16:05:14

  • blocked by deleted (Feature #9798: Have Tails Installer verify the ISO image using OpenPGP)

#24 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-06 16:16:45

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

We have a plan! See https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/usb_install_and_upgrade/#roadmap.

#25 Updated by intrigeri 2018-02-06 16:17:20

  • blocked by deleted (Bug #12146: Tails installed using dd is not seen as a bootable device on MacBook Pro)