Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5732 24 Jun 2025, 12:08

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 56 2 21 0 0 79 3 2 5 41:8.996 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
9:36.224
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 2:0.177
And I update APT using apt 26.811
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 41.901
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 10.168
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 52.005
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 5.663
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.379
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:44.098
And I enable persistence 57.566
And I log in to a new session 1:4.181
And the Additional Software installation service has started 1:8.097
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 4.113
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.609
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.450
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 42.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:12.220
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 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006
Steps
Given a computer 0.233
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:11.987
cannot 
cannot find TailsGreeterAdminPasswordDialog.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:548:in `/^I set an administration password$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:294:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.593 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:36:06)
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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:36:06_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
5:6.366
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 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.010
Steps
Given a computer 0.258
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:6.107
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$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:300:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:55:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password'
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 0.000
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.000
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000
When I start Synaptic 0.000
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 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.340 
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 01:41:23)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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/5732/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:23_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 0.057
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
19:58.255
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004
Given a computer 0.226
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:45.093
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.271
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 37.797
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.914
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 8.246
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:55.978
And I enable persistence 24.174
# 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 0.114
And I log in to a new session 1:3.031
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 57.438
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
# 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 0.081
And the network is plugged 0.071
And Tor is ready 39.033
And available upgrades have been checked 0.149
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 13.741
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.002
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:5.372
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:57.554
And I enable persistence 29.759
# 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 1.896
And I log in to a new session 1:17.504
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 51.384
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.068
And the network is plugged 0.079
And Tor is ready 1:14.741
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.232
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 2.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
4:15.929
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 0.290
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:45.616
And I enable persistence 37.429
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.092
# 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 0.584
And I log in to a new session 1:17.864
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 19.451
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 11.859
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 2.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011