Cucumber Reports (no 4) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context	4	19 Jun 2025, 00:59

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	76	1	2	0	0	79	4	1	5	35:0.037	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

6:30.361

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 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 1:25.558

And I update APT using apt 14.246

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 29.046

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 8.194

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 29.315

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.840

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.195

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:17.185

And I enable persistence 34.802

And I log in to a new session 42.413

And the Additional Software installation service has started 44.128

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.981

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.037

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.414

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 22.852

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.242

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:14.543

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 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.212

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:20.414

And I update APT using apt 15.285

When I install "makepp" using apt 26.831

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 11.680

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.119

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 23.395

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.274

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:22.921

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 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.223

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:4.302

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 26.356

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.959

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.165

When I start Synaptic 27.540

And I update APT using Synaptic 23.434

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 18.554

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.306

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.463

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 6.624

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.516

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.914

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.918

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 7.665

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.939

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.318

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.899

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.817

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.762

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.701

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.040

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

14:26.247

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:509 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.185

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:30.668

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 35.875

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 9.296

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.085

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.358

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:31.153

And I enable persistence 25.024

# 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 0.081

# 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 0.177

And I log in to a new session 54.148

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 56.745

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.085

# 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 0.107

And the network is plugged 0.102

And Tor is ready 36.665

And available upgrades have been checked 1.234

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 4.112

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 8.954

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.382

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:44.050

And I enable persistence 26.188

# 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

And I log in to a new session 1:20.580

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 1:2.223

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 1.624

And the network is plugged 3.218

And Tor is ready 17.825

try_for()

try_for() timeout expired (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/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:653:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:114:in `And Tor is ready'

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.000

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.117

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.039

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:44:53)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_run_live-additional-software_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/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.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/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.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/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:44:53_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.033

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

4:25.963

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:509 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.269

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:59.942

And I enable persistence 37.699

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.149

# 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 0.162

And I log in to a new session 1:26.125

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.461

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.068

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 3.084

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 4.838

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.806

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.117

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	76	1	2	0	0	79	4	1	5	35:0.037	Failed

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