Cucumber Reports (no 20) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak	20	12 May 2026, 14:33

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	60	1	17	0	0	78	4	1	5	12:3.589	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

2:57.644

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:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 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 49.662

And I update APT using apt 6.733

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.387

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.110

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.780

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.243

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.298

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.907

And I enable persistence 16.913

And I log in to a new session 11.782

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.177

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.702

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.766

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.176

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.611

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.676

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:30.662

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.071

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.800

And I update APT using apt 5.262

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.281

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.164

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.081

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 10.215

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.360

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

43.539

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:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003

Steps

Given a computer 0.069

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 43.469

Known

Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:448:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:235:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:55:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password'

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 0.000

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.000

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

When I start Synaptic 0.000

And I update APT using Synaptic 0.000

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 0.000

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 0.000

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.000

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 0.000

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 0.000

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

When I install "cowsay" using apt 0.000

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.040

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 5.310

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic' (at time 00:50:35)

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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_persistent_volume

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_var_cache_apt

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak/20/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:35_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

5:35.898

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:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003

Steps

Given a computer 0.064

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.436

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 5.759

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.435

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.775

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.046

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.526

And I enable persistence 6.035

# 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 0.015

# 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 0.072

And I log in to a new session 12.817

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.702

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031

# 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 0.046

And the network is plugged 0.017

And Tor is ready 13.299

And available upgrades have been checked 1.165

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.600

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.762

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.778

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.655

And I enable persistence 6.644

# 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 0.007

And I log in to a new session 9.786

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.237

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.084

And the network is plugged 0.020

And Tor is ready 22.928

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.074

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.792

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.890

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.045

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:15.845

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003

Steps

Given a computer 0.078

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.191

And I enable persistence 8.700

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049

And I log in to a new session 10.214

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.844

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.370

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.395

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.101

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.893

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	60	1	17	0	0	78	4	1	5	12:3.589	Failed

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