Cucumber Reports (no 1) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password	1	16 Jul 2025, 03:15

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	61	1	17	0	0	79	4	1	5	44:41.492	Failed

Feature Additional software

As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

9:37.803

Scenario I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.003

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 2:24.278

And I update APT using apt 28.914

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 38.724

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 11.065

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 49.661

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 5.760

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.647

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:43.644

And I enable persistence 55.559

And I log in to a new session 47.313

And the Additional Software installation service has started 1:3.728

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 7.560

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.586

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.357

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 40.304

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.408

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.027

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

4:18.681

Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.012

Steps

Given a computer 0.317

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 3:4.391

And I update APT using apt 21.957

When I install "makepp" using apt 39.694

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 12.243

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.076

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 37.860

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.321

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:59.190

Scenario My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.201

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 6:58.988

TCA

TCA did not start (TorBootstrapFailure)
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:375:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:371:in `/^the Tor Connection Assistant (?:autostarts|is running)$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:652:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:300:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:55:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password'

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 0.000

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.000

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

When I start Synaptic 0.000

And I update APT using Synaptic 0.000

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 0.000

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 0.000

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.000

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 0.000

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 0.000

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

When I install "cowsay" using apt 0.000

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.052

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 17.256

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic' (at time 01:59:47)

Chutney logs: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:47_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic_chutney-data

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:47_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:47_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_15268-explain-admin-password/1/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:47_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.099

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

19:57.611

Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.048

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.032

Steps

Given a computer 0.792

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:50.427

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 1.145

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 36.078

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.728

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 5.327

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.924

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:52.231

And I enable persistence 24.087

# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software

# install step, as it was not saved in persistence

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029

# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing

# with the one we'll be interacting with below.

And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.085

And I log in to a new session 1:1.569

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 46.650

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.548

# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before

# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails

And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.379

And the network is plugged 0.828

And Tor is ready 32.626

And available upgrades have been checked 0.089

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 14.752

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.971

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:13.361

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:45.902

And I enable persistence 23.355

# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software

# install step, as it was not saved in persistence

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.494

And I log in to a new session 1:15.962

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 1:0.716

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.127

And the network is plugged 0.103

And Tor is ready 1:27.231

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 2.331

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.749

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 4.963

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.618

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:48.206

Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.219

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:44.317

And I enable persistence 33.881

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.073

# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing

# with the one we'll be interacting with below.

And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.085

And I log in to a new session 1:7.052

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.867

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 9.560

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 3.147

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 6.620

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.392

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	61	1	17	0	0	79	4	1	5	44:41.492	Failed

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