Feature #13513

Replace syslinux:i386 with syslinux:amd64 in the ISO9660 filesystem

Added by intrigeri 2017-07-25 09:08:20 . Updated 2017-09-28 18:49:03 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Elevated
Assignee:
Category:
Installation
Target version:
Tails_3.2
Start date:
2017-07-25
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
feature/13513-64-bit-syslinux
Type of work:
Code
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Installer
Deliverable for:

Description

We include a copy of the syslinux binary (config/binary_local-hooks/40-include_syslinux_in_ISO_filesystem) in the ISO filesystem. It’s used by Tails Installer when run from inside Tails (UUI uses a win32 binary, and Tails Installer on Debian uses the system’s syslinux executable). So far we’ve been shipping the 32-bit binary (so that one could use Tails 2.x to install Tails 3.x) + libc6-i386 (so that the installer still works when run from a 64-bit Tails). If we dropped that 32-bit binary + libc6-i386 and included the 64-bit one instead, Feature #12605 would be trivial to solve. This should be done once Tails 2.x users have had enough time to “Upgrade from ISO” to 3.x. I believe Tails 3.2, i.e. 4 months after the Tails 3.0 release, is the right time to do the switch. I think that the only needed changes are in tails.git, and the Installer doesn’t need to be modified.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Bug #11873: "Upgrade from ISO" fails from 32-bit Tails with 64-bit ISO Resolved 2016-10-11
Blocks Tails - Feature #13234: Core work 2017Q3: Foundations Team Resolved 2017-06-29
Blocks Tails - Feature #12605: APT snapshots: drop i386 architecture Resolved 2017-05-26

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2017-07-25 09:08:34

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2017-07-25 09:08:42

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2017-07-25 09:10:18

  • Category set to Installation

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2017-07-25 09:16:26

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 10
  • Feature Branch set to feature/13513-64-bit-syslinux

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2017-07-25 09:24:34

  • related to Bug #11873: "Upgrade from ISO" fails from 32-bit Tails with 64-bit ISO added

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2017-07-27 17:50:24

  • Assignee changed from intrigeri to anonym
  • Priority changed from Normal to Elevated
  • % Done changed from 10 to 50
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA

feature/usb_*.feature entirely passed locally, and I could successfully install an ISO built from this branch with Tails Installer (not that it should be affected, but still).

Note: this blocks urgent sysadmin work, so it really has to go into 3.2, so it would be nice if it could be reviewed early in the cycle, so I have time to fix whatever needs to be.

#7 Updated by anonym 2017-08-15 14:16:10

  • Status changed from In Progress to Fix committed
  • Assignee deleted (anonym)
  • % Done changed from 50 to 100
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Pass

#8 Updated by anonym 2017-09-28 18:49:03

  • Status changed from Fix committed to Resolved