Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie 44 01 Jul 2025, 07:30

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 66 3 15 0 0 84 3 3 6 1:7:11.080 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
3:22.226
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:55.070
And I update APT using apt 12.126
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 23.877
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 11.128
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 40.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 14.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
11:37.190
Scenario I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005
Steps
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:23.046
And I update APT using apt 12.728
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 23.433
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 10.416
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 20.905
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.921
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.524
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:50.875
And I enable persistence 30.034
And I log in to a new session 1:2.767
And the Additional Software installation service has started 24.473
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 5:3.064
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:634:in `/^I see the "(.+)" notification(?: after at most (\d+) seconds)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:28:in `/^I am notified that the installation succeeded$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:39:in `Then I am notified that the installation succeeded'
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.000
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.725 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails' (at time 01:29:04)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:04_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
25:41.444
Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.228
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 3:23.779
And I update APT using apt 12.157
When I install "makepp" using apt 22:5.279
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
Timeout::Error: try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: ExecutionFailedInVM: Command failed: dpkg -s 'makepp' 2>/dev/null | grep -qs '^Status:.*installed$'
error code: 1
stdout: 
stderr: .
<false> is not true.
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:496:in `rescue in execute_successfully'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:493:in `execute_successfully'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:69:in `block in wait_for_package_installation'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:68:in `wait_for_package_installation'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:86:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:82:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:211:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:81:in `block in <top (required)>' (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:81:in `/^I install "(.+)" using apt$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:48:in `When I install "makepp" using apt'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.138 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:54:52)
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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:52_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
10:20.422
Scenario My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.181
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:44.209
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 21.993
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 4.716
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.691
When I start Synaptic 15.766
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.805
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 4:31.058
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [application | synaptic]: 'Find' dialog
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:180:in `/^I install "(.+)" using Synaptic$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:61:in `And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.781 
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 02:05:18)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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_feature-trixie/44/artifact/build-artifacts/02:05:18_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:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
13:13.416
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005
Given a computer 0.182
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:35.265
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.072
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 29.078
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 10.419
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.387
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.156
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:47.403
And I enable persistence 14.928
# 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 0.024
# 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 0.076
And I log in to a new session 59.743
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 23.693
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
# 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 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.075
And Tor is ready 21.813
And available upgrades have been checked 2.461
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.282
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 4.308
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.454
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:48.752
And I enable persistence 17.664
# 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 0.024
And I log in to a new session 54.840
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 35.604
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.084
And the network is plugged 0.095
And Tor is ready 49.111
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.174
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
2:56.378
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006
Given a computer 0.186
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:48.534
And I enable persistence 20.696
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.086
# 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 0.085
And I log in to a new session 36.383
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 3.355
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.668
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.382
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008