Cucumber Reports (no 9) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21027-fix-interactive-debugging-context	9	24 Jun 2025, 22:29

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	36:20.967	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

9:58.796

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 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.009

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 2:49.408

And I update APT using apt 19.153

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 42.607

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 10.577

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 48.698

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 6.483

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 20.037

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:42.927

And I enable persistence 49.237

And I log in to a new session 1:13.202

And the Additional Software installation service has started 50.837

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 4.453

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.905

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.267

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 39.549

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.308

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:56.441

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 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.232

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:56.208

cannot

cannot find TailsGreeterLoginButton.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:554:in `/^I set an administration password$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:294:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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 0.043

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.532

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 02:15:38)

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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_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/9/artifact/build-artifacts/02:15:38_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

8:39.788

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 0.026

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.043

Steps

Given a computer 0.196

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:49.452

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 31.200

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.495

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 8.086

When I start Synaptic 40.231

And I update APT using Synaptic 28.580

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 20.424

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.673

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.689

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 7.639

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 1.661

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.895

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.611

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 9.291

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.848

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.226

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.770

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.812

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 1.214

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.861

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

12:48.111

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:509 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.212

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:28.283

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.195

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 35.758

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 10.584

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.002

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.900

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:30.823

And I enable persistence 19.279

# 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 0.033

# 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 0.094

And I log in to a new session 56.389

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 35.055

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.134

# 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 0.167

And the network is plugged 0.102

And Tor is ready 24.865

And available upgrades have been checked 0.051

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 4.938

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.417

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.873

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:20.037

And I enable persistence 19.449

# 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 0.027

And I log in to a new session 50.307

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 46.749

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

And the network is plugged 0.080

And Tor is ready 57.649

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.443

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.124

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 2.339

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.369

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

2:57.830

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 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.226

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:18.620

And I enable persistence 15.971

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.132

# 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 0.284

And I log in to a new session 51.823

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 20.761

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 8.777

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.232

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.122

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.217

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	36:20.967	Failed

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