Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5717 16 Jun 2025, 16:25

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 62 2 15 0 0 79 3 2 5 38:12.126 Failed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install softwares not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
7:56.121
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.015
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:36.110
And I update APT using apt 24.841
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 34.851
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 7.669
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 35.826
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 5.168
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.421
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:25.483
And I enable persistence 51.210
And I log in to a new session 1:10.078
And the Additional Software installation service has started 46.273
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.861
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.025
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 25.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.178
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:50.126
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.046
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.067
Given a computer 1.019
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:49.496
And I update APT using apt 18.549
When I install "makepp" using apt 30.555
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 10.420
And the package "makepp" is installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 35.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.143
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
6:13.687
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 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.008
Steps
Given a computer 0.765
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:5.039
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 28.588
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 5.005
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.200
When I start Synaptic 33.088
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [desktop frame | main]: "synaptic" application
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:70:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:143:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:143:in `/^I start Synaptic$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:59:in `When I start Synaptic'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.282 
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 01:45:09)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/01:45:09_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 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
16:27.293
Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.017
Steps
Given a computer 0.366
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:20.131
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.174
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 44.936
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 12.683
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.239
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.742
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 2:1.986
And I enable persistence 37.821
# 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 0.108
# 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 0.432
And I log in to a new session 1:5.564
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 52.918
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.884
# 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 0.302
And the network is plugged 0.177
And Tor is ready 43.216
And available upgrades have been checked 0.110
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 15.848
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.647
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 21.012
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:56.142
And I enable persistence 25.012
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 1:13.121
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 54.035
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.296
And the network is plugged 2.785
And Tor is ready 15.547
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/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:653:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:114:in `And Tor is ready'
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:515 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.371 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 02:01:47)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5717/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:47_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
3:44.897
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007
Given a computer 0.231
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:44.173
And I enable persistence 23.179
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.307
# 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 1.178
And I log in to a new session 1:16.526
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.389
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 8.857
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.347