Cucumber Reports (no 6528) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	6528	23 Jul 2026, 22:32

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	76	1	6	0	0	83	5	1	6	14:44.365	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

1:43.156

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.013

And I update the APT lists using apt 7.243

When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.328

Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.322

And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.247

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.078

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.695

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:41.300

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.629

And I update the APT lists using apt 6.058

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.279

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.850

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.670

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.517

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.713

And I enable persistence 16.530

And I log in to a new session 9.239

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.164

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.647

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.594

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.133

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.871

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.691

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:21.993

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.050

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.961

And I update the APT lists using apt 4.557

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.238

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.136

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.917

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.816

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:56.615

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.060

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.277

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.622

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.477

When I start Synaptic 12.087

And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.282

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.169

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.429

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.126

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.475

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.575

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.178

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.057

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.933

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.180

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.429

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.519

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.938

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

4:35.497

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.045

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.969

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 8.775

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.621

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.526

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.342

And I enable persistence 8.925

# 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 0.004

# 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 0.044

And I log in to a new session 8.770

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033

# 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 0.048

And the network is plugged 0.042

And Tor is ready 12.328

And available upgrades have been checked 1.099

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.945

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.548

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.526

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.271

And I enable persistence 8.756

# 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 0.004

And I log in to a new session 9.596

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.176

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046

And the network is plugged 0.014

And Tor is ready 16.050

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.348

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.578

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:25.801

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.050

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:25.751

can

can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:122:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'

And I enable persistence 0.000

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.000

And I log in to a new session 0.000

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

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 0.000

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.040

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.397

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:03:32)

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/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_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/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_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/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_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/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_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/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_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/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6528/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:32_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	76	1	6	0	0	83	5	1	6	14:44.365	Failed

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