Cucumber Reports (no 16) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_codespell	16	30 Jun 2025, 11:01

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	35:17.620	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

6:37.397

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 0.011

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.013

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:22.462

And I update APT using apt 19.972

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 26.989

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 9.854

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 26.532

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.485

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.846

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:17.431

And I enable persistence 36.884

And I log in to a new session 44.116

And the Additional Software installation service has started 48.171

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 4.729

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.344

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.574

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 26.667

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.833

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

4:30.682

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.288

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 4:30.394

cannot

cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.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:566:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:522:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:295:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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:515 0.049

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.803

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:31:45)

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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_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_codespell/16/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:40.395

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.201

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:19.757

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 25.649

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 1.697

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 2.908

When I start Synaptic 32.418

And I update APT using Synaptic 23.324

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 15.252

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.638

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.952

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.302

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.834

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.230

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 14.418

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 5.389

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 2.728

When I install "cowsay" using apt 7.007

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.873

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.810

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.746

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.715

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.019

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

14:23.465

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:507 0.009

Steps

Given a computer 0.224

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:5.621

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.241

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 37.626

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 7.839

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.358

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.957

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:24.094

And I enable persistence 18.949

# 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 0.029

# 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 0.103

And I log in to a new session 55.107

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 44.362

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.120

# 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 0.111

And the network is plugged 0.066

And Tor is ready 28.446

And available upgrades have been checked 0.112

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 5.751

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.799

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:11.811

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:21.265

And I enable persistence 15.379

# 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 0.052

And I log in to a new session 49.494

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 43.713

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.067

And the network is plugged 0.089

And Tor is ready 1:0.216

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.344

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.107

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.694

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.014

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.231

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:5.679

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 0.035

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.075

Steps

Given a computer 0.789

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:29.435

And I enable persistence 18.432

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053

# 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 0.086

And I log in to a new session 1:0.561

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.467

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 7.743

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.107

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.212

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.420

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.026

	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	35:17.620	Failed

Feature Report