Cucumber Reports (no 10) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context	10	25 Jun 2025, 21:51

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	33:49.536	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

6:47.543

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.013

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:43.211

And I update APT using apt 15.594

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 26.618

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 9.024

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 29.176

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.080

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.744

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:15.612

And I enable persistence 32.133

And I log in to a new session 51.763

And the Additional Software installation service has started 43.923

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.286

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.098

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.274

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 30.005

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.646

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

4:33.777

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:509 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.211

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 4:33.566

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:517 0.047

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.870

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:59:52)

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_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_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_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_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_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_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_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_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_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_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_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_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_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/10/artifact/build-artifacts/01:59:52_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:25.429

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:509 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.205

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:9.041

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 26.717

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.053

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.403

When I start Synaptic 27.430

And I update APT using Synaptic 24.163

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 18.399

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.561

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.201

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.489

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.330

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.818

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.634

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 8.034

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.987

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.255

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.676

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.023

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.808

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.781

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

13:0.820

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 0.025

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.047

Steps

Given a computer 0.364

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:16.160

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 34.211

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 7.391

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.209

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.994

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:22.277

And I enable persistence 17.780

# 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 0.041

# 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 0.113

And I log in to a new session 1:5.228

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 33.813

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.083

# 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 0.162

And the network is plugged 0.094

And Tor is ready 26.675

And available upgrades have been checked 1.155

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 3.848

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 4.705

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.834

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:30.268

And I enable persistence 17.572

# 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 0.611

And I log in to a new session 51.153

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 52.259

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.095

And the network is plugged 0.119

And Tor is ready 1:9.274

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.180

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.107

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 7.367

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.311

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.062

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:1.964

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 0.017

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.032

Steps

Given a computer 0.526

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:26.923

And I enable persistence 20.013

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.121

# 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 0.104

And I log in to a new session 48.230

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 14.749

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 9.928

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.366

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.155

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.358

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	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	33:49.536	Failed

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