Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6654 10 Sep 2026, 07:29

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 71 1 11 0 0 83 5 1 6 12:37.410 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 @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:40.607
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.901
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.812
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.135
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.312
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.963
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.565
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.578
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.544
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.059
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.665
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.169
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.145
And I enable persistence 17.241
And I log in to a new session 7.467
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.113
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.656
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.509
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.995
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.723
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.767
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.174
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.411
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.638
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.513
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
When I start Synaptic 12.355
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.118
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.977
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.491
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.477
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.358
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.562
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.378
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.808
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.756
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.495
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.398
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
3:10.673
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 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.683
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 5.498
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.127
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.346
And I enable persistence 12.633
# 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 0.005
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 6.453
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 12.373
And available upgrades have been checked 1.076
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.221
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 26.133
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | gnome-shell]: child with roleName='notification'
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 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 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.345 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:06:13)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6654/artifact/build-artifacts/01:06:13_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 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.760
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.944
And I enable persistence 11.023
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 8.291
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.680
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.461
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005