Cucumber Reports (no 10) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror	10	22 Jun 2025, 22:53

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	33:28.556	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

6:43.269

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 0.010

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.015

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:17.192

And I update APT using apt 18.462

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 35.190

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 6.413

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 31.527

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.751

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.124

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:19.045

And I enable persistence 26.357

And I log in to a new session 56.747

And the Additional Software installation service has started 44.107

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.103

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 6.514

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.730

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 25.943

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.239

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

4:31.670

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004

Steps

Given a computer 0.253

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 4:31.417

cannot

cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:566:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:522:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:295:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:46:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password'

And I update APT using apt 0.000

When I install "makepp" using apt 0.000

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 0.000

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.044

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.707

Error message

no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `After'

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:33:51)

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_21014-htpdateerror/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:51_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_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_21014-htpdateerror/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:51_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_persistent_volume

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:51_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_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_21014-htpdateerror/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:51_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:51_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:51_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:51_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:25.005

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:507 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.197

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:3.458

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 26.230

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.009

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 2.336

When I start Synaptic 31.353

And I update APT using Synaptic 23.669

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 20.527

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.033

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.587

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.286

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.123

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.877

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 11.014

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 6.458

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.940

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.234

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.861

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.804

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.861

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.786

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

12:56.963

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.211

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:36.692

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 34.608

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.633

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.152

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.050

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:20.777

And I enable persistence 19.721

# 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 0.030

# 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 0.090

And I log in to a new session 46.703

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 43.701

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.062

# 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 0.160

And the network is plugged 0.133

And Tor is ready 28.489

And available upgrades have been checked 0.082

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 5.576

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.802

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.727

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:20.561

And I enable persistence 16.096

# 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 0.047

And I log in to a new session 58.962

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 44.528

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.076

And the network is plugged 0.068

And Tor is ready 58.796

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.200

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.167

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 2.338

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.723

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

2:51.647

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.218

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:18.896

And I enable persistence 21.929

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.622

# 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 0.282

And I log in to a new session 50.172

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.580

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.077

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.867

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.119

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.653

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	33:28.556	Failed

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