Cucumber Reports (no 32) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_7929-celluloid-flatpak	32	19 May 2026, 14:39

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	73	1	4	0	0	78	4	1	5	12:54.753	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

2:56.618

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 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.702

And I update the APT lists using apt 7.557

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.307

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.423

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.798

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.623

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.381

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.627

And I enable persistence 18.070

And I log in to a new session 12.322

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.167

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.765

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.754

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.429

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.860

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

46.449

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 0.013

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.013

Steps

Given a computer 0.075

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 46.373

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:46:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password'

And I update the APT lists using apt 0.000

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 0.000

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.000

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.055

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 5.515

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 00:50:53)

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/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_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_7929-celluloid-flatpak/32/artifact/build-artifacts/00:50:53_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:5.605

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 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.070

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.408

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.207

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.498

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.670

When I start Synaptic 13.276

And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.617

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.148

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.459

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.725

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.259

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.428

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.305

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.619

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.975

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.216

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.484

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.591

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.525

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.690

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

5:0.697

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004

Steps

Given a computer 0.063

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.910

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.415

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.042

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.636

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.646

And I enable persistence 7.182

# 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 0.020

# 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 0.068

And I log in to a new session 9.618

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.243

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.082

# 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 0.051

And the network is plugged 0.015

And Tor is ready 13.361

And available upgrades have been checked 0.092

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.732

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.623

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.004

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.410

And I enable persistence 5.555

# 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

And I log in to a new session 10.580

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.611

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.064

And the network is plugged 0.017

And Tor is ready 17.845

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.156

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.627

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:5.382

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.061

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.990

And I enable persistence 6.770

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.063

And I log in to a new session 10.242

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.805

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.371

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.077

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.088

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.870

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	73	1	4	0	0	78	4	1	5	12:54.753	Failed

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