Cucumber Reports (no 5723) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	5723	18 Jun 2025, 17:09

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	34:22.488	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

7:19.840

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:34.002

And I update APT using apt 21.421

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 36.200

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 8.196

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 35.895

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.270

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.635

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:22.277

And I enable persistence 35.251

And I log in to a new session 59.813

And the Additional Software installation service has started 44.232

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.162

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.220

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.260

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 29.833

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.269

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

4:35.013

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.221

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 4:34.792

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 0.043

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.009

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:48:00)

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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_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_stable/5723/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:00_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:27.915

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.209

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:16.237

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 22.996

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.576

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.730

When I start Synaptic 26.390

And I update APT using Synaptic 25.116

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 17.441

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.455

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.673

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.316

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.574

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.848

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 11.910

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 7.728

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.058

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.399

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.551

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.699

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 4.587

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.556

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.048

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

12:57.293

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 0.026

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.041

Steps

Given a computer 0.664

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:6.929

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 39.387

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 7.166

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 3.002

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.461

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:21.224

And I enable persistence 18.012

# 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 0.028

# 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 0.092

And I log in to a new session 1:3.399

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 43.083

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.106

# 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 0.126

And the network is plugged 0.093

And Tor is ready 29.244

And available upgrades have been checked 0.090

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 6.454

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.658

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.316

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:26.068

And I enable persistence 19.512

# 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 0.048

And I log in to a new session 55.678

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 44.706

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.055

And the network is plugged 0.073

And Tor is ready 1:1.989

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 2.986

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.589

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 3.779

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.067

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.158

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:2.426

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 0.012

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.011

Steps

Given a computer 0.234

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:22.891

And I enable persistence 18.234

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.110

# 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 0.097

And I log in to a new session 1:2.824

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.867

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 9.513

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.651

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.143

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.930

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010

	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	34:22.488	Failed

Feature Report