Cucumber Reports (no 6437) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	6437	10 Jun 2026, 11:20

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	59	1	23	0	0	83	5	1	6	11:53.857	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 @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc

1:40.954

Scenario I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.682

And I update the APT lists using apt 5.617

When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.281

Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.856

And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.516

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.527

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.186

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:42.270

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:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 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 47.052

And I update the APT lists using apt 5.946

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.210

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.845

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.089

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.634

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.930

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.503

And I enable persistence 16.185

And I log in to a new session 10.419

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.149

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.608

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.591

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.102

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.900

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.636

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:20.117

Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.060

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.618

And I update the APT lists using apt 4.988

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.175

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.194

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.079

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.641

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.960

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:49.965

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:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.050

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.855

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.178

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.425

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.509

When I start Synaptic 12.404

And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.355

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.924

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.420

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.644

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.169

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.433

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.569

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.194

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.955

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.727

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.160

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.417

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.570

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.430

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.930

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

2:14.398

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:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.052

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.546

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.745

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.694

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.849

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.892

Known

Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:448:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:235:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:85:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'

And I enable persistence 0.000

# 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 0.000

# 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 0.000

And I log in to a new session 0.000

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 0.000

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000

# 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 0.000

And the network is plugged 0.000

And Tor is ready 0.000

And available upgrades have been checked 0.000

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.000

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 0.000

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000

And I enable persistence 0.000

# 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 0.000

And I log in to a new session 0.000

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 0.000

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000

And the network is plugged 0.000

And Tor is ready 0.000

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.036

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 5.324

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 00:53:32)

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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_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/6437/artifact/build-artifacts/00:53:32_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:6.151

Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004

Steps

Given a computer 0.088

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.987

And I enable persistence 5.810

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053

And I log in to a new session 9.076

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.712

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.030

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.393

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.087

After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.996

After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	59	1	23	0	0	83	5	1	6	11:53.857	Failed

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