Cucumber Reports (no 4) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror	4	06 May 2025, 13:28

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	71	1	7	0	0	79	4	1	5	28:4.247	Failed

Feature Additional software

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

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

5:55.572

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:511 0.012

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:27.598

And I update APT using apt 12.309

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 26.480

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 6.213

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 34.638

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.092

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.645

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:6.794

And I enable persistence 21.115

And I log in to a new session 39.216

And the Additional Software installation service has started 41.348

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.004

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.870

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.244

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 15.622

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.827

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:38.034

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.277

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:50.827

And I update APT using apt 13.456

When I install "makepp" using apt 26.793

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 6.606

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.073

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 16.741

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.139

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

5:20.316

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.287

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:28.588

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 21.840

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.613

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.802

When I start Synaptic 24.206

And I update APT using Synaptic 22.833

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 12.497

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.282

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.864

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.228

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.591

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.949

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.565

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 5.634

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.919

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.201

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.609

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.803

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.821

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.730

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

12:28.213

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.298

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:44.841

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 29.007

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.416

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.994

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.482

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:5.348

And I enable persistence 13.688

# 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 0.031

# 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 0.122

And I log in to a new session 42.552

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 43.943

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.087

# 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 0.112

And the network is plugged 0.206

And Tor is ready 19.370

And available upgrades have been checked 3.683

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 4.412

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.384

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:7.440

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:7.018

And I enable persistence 18.273

# 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 0.040

And I log in to a new session 47.060

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 32.384

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059

And the network is plugged 0.109

And Tor is ready 52.471

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.209

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.131

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 1.590

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.852

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.036

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:42.109

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 0.010

Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.361

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:41.748

try_for()

try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: RemoteShell::ServerFailure: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/tmp/gdm-env'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:71:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:174:in `execute'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:185:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:80:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:80:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:70:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:108:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/usb.rb:108:in `greeter'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:460:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:459:in `block in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:284:in `block in <top (required)>' (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:459:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:284:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:122:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'

And I enable persistence 0.000

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.000

# 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 0.000

And I log in to a new session 0.000

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.000

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 0.000

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.033

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.759

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:37:34)

Exception thrown while trying to save /tmp/TailsToaster/artifact.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log: RemoteShell::ServerFailure: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/run/live-additional-software/log'

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_persistent_volume

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_cache_apt

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20912-test-suite-wget-specific-mirror/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:37:34_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	71	1	7	0	0	79	4	1	5	28:4.247	Failed

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