Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4628 18 Sep 2026, 11:10

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 71 1 11 0 0 83 5 1 6 12:28.700 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
1:39.181
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.729
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.120
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.105
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:25.564
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 42.627
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.710
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.239
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.994
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.827
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.574
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.971
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.030
And I enable persistence 18.718
And I log in to a new session 6.855
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.118
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.383
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.431
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.122
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.282
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.403
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.146
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.133
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.239
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.758
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.478
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.404
When I start Synaptic 11.754
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.074
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.283
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.455
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.394
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.463
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.235
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.507
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.485
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
3:18.123
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 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:24.829
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.219
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.898
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.446
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.567
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.041
And I enable persistence 10.224
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 7.887
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.161
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.028
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 12.281
And available upgrades have been checked 0.041
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.281
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 26.982
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | gnome-shell]: child with roleName='notification'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:33:in `click_gnome_shell_notification_button'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:160:in `/^I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:103:in `And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification'
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 0.030
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.233 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:05:21)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4628/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:21_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 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.469
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.258
And I enable persistence 10.479
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 7.409
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.496
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.489
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042