Cucumber Reports (no 6242) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	6242	28 Mar 2026, 07:11

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	77	1	1	0	0	79	4	1	5	13:6.551	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

2:49.595

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:519 0.004

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.348

And I update APT using apt 6.321

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.242

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.397

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.536

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.205

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.191

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.275

And I enable persistence 17.472

And I log in to a new session 10.922

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.104

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.657

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.811

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.107

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.272

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.023

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:27.990

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.062

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.412

And I update APT using apt 4.823

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.367

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.254

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.070

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 5.842

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.983

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:1.385

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.054

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.232

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.522

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.505

When I start Synaptic 12.326

And I update APT using Synaptic 21.225

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.537

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.499

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.550

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.768

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.831

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.302

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.810

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.193

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.412

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.546

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.369

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.735

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

4:41.272

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.051

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.309

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.127

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.073

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.609

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.218

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.749

And I enable persistence 6.662

# 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 0.011

# 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 0.079

And I log in to a new session 10.094

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.213

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 0.065

And the network is plugged 0.015

And Tor is ready 12.931

And available upgrades have been checked 1.213

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.699

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.704

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.682

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.914

And I enable persistence 7.054

# 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 0.010

And I log in to a new session 10.471

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.226

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049

And the network is plugged 0.014

And Tor is ready 18.805

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.084

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.076

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.888

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.849

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:6.307

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 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004

Steps

Given a computer 0.050

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.582

And I enable persistence 6.775

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046

# 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 0.060

And I log in to a new session 9.603

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.753

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.434

The

The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [notification | ]: child with name='Show Log' roleName='button'
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 log file from the notification$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:130:in `And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification'

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.042

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.526

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 00:59:40)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.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/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_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/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_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/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6242/artifact/build-artifacts/00:59:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	77	1	1	0	0	79	4	1	5	13:6.551	Failed

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