Cucumber Reports (no 75) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21318-tor-browser-16.0	75	18 Aug 2026, 08:03

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	73	1	9	0	0	83	5	1	6	13:54.321	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 @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc

1:40.942

Scenario I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.678

And I update the APT lists using apt 7.454

When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152

Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.519

And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.137

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.869

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.437

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:38.303

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.673

And I update the APT lists using apt 6.876

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.232

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.007

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.184

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.568

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.234

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.164

And I enable persistence 17.915

And I log in to a new session 7.047

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.141

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.609

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.560

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.087

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.757

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.666

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:14.397

Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.099

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.439

And I update the APT lists using apt 4.415

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.213

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.161

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.068

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.719

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.587

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:50.161

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.077

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.259

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.213

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.546

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490

When I start Synaptic 11.454

And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.897

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.872

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.482

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.590

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.177

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.468

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.488

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.081

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.413

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.682

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.192

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.342

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.430

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.836

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

4:23.907

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.073

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.351

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.776

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.941

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.421

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.119

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.336

And I enable persistence 11.479

# 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 0.005

# 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 0.054

And I log in to a new session 7.327

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.194

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036

# 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 0.047

And the network is plugged 0.027

And Tor is ready 12.627

And available upgrades have been checked 0.058

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.828

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.451

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.571

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:23.171

can

can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446: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:105: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

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.056

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.443

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:02:59)

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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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-16.0/75/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:59_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 0.064

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:6.609

Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.092

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.121

And I enable persistence 11.348

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047

And I log in to a new session 7.737

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.989

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.011

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.260

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.811

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	73	1	9	0	0	83	5	1	6	13:54.321	Failed

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