Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6639 04 Sep 2026, 11:21

Failures Overview

The following summary displays scenarios that failed.

Feature: Additional software
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
2:37.679
Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.027
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 4.950
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.913
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.488
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.896
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.642
And I enable persistence 10.239
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.256
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.374
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 12.188
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.776
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 0.649
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: Error: atspi_error: Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" could not be processed as object /org/a11y/atspi/accessible/1575 does not exist
 (1)
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:34:in `click_gnome_shell_notification_button'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:160:in `/^I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:103:in `And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.982 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:00:00)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:00_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Feature: Additional software
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
37.290
Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package
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 a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.217
Known 
Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:450: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
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.191 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:00:43)
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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_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/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:43_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Feature: Localization
Tags: @product
1:51.373
Scenario Cleartext localization preferences have priority over Persistent Storage
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Steps
Given I have started Tails without network from a USB drive without a persistent partition and logged in 8.345
# The first boot simulates a legacy Tails, where locale is only saved in Persistent Storage
Then Tails is running from USB drive "__internal" 0.250
And I create a persistent partition 28.896
And I manually store legacy localization settings in Persistent Storage 0.184
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.322
# The second boot verifies that the legacy setting still works
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.383
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to English 0.322
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to United States 0.233
When I enable persistence 11.673
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to German 0.497
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to France 0.239
When I set the language to Italian (it) 4.543
Then the language and keyboard have not been saved in cleartext storage 2.095
When I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage 14.384
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | Welcome to Tails!]: child with name='Question' roleName='alert'
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/common_steps.rb:511:in `/^I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage$/'
features/localization.feature:98:in `When I save the language and keyboard options in cleartext storage'
Then the "it" language and keyboard have been saved in cleartext storage 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
# The third boot verifies that cleartext has priority
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000
Then the Welcome Screen's language is set to Italian 0.000
And the Welcome Screen's formats is set to Italy 0.000
When I enable persistence 0.000
# Only formats are loaded from persistence
Then the Welcome Screen's formats is set to France 0.000
And the Welcome Screen's language is set to Italian 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.176 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Cleartext localization preferences have priority over Persistent Storage' (at time 02:06:12)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/02:06:12_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/02:06:12_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/02:06:12_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6639/artifact/build-artifacts/02:06:12_Cleartext_localization_preferences_have_priority_over_Persistent_Storage.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005