Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21318-tor-browser-16.0 35 08 Jul 2026, 08:03

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 59 1 23 0 0 83 5 1 6 12:12.039 Failed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
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 @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:45.520
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.350
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.465
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.258
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.813
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.991
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.447
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.233
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.303
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.045
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.238
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.815
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.445
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.692
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.977
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.027
And I enable persistence 17.689
And I log in to a new session 9.387
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.674
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.691
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.473
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.842
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.079
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.259
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.165
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.547
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.268
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.150
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.414
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.545
When I start Synaptic 12.328
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.456
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.535
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.447
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.421
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.210
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.409
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.806
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.392
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.997
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
2:19.351
Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.392
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.307
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.577
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.258
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.127
Known 
Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:450:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:85:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'
And I enable persistence 0.000
# 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 0.000
# 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
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 0.000
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000
# 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 0.000
And the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
And available upgrades have been checked 0.000
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.000
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000
And I enable persistence 0.000
# 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 0.000
And I log in to a new session 0.000
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 0.000
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000
And the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.311 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 00:59:39)
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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_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_21318-tor-browser-16.0/35/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:39_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.912
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.470
And I enable persistence 8.816
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 9.988
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.098
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.072
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007