Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2 11 13 Jun 2025, 13:02

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 59 4 16 0 0 79 1 4 5 1:5:42.045 Failed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install softwares not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
11:56.221
Scenario I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.010
Steps
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:21.991
And I update APT using apt 19.441
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 23.559
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 14.632
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 26.694
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.170
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.017
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:45.290
And I enable persistence 25.525
And I log in to a new session 1:3.945
And the Additional Software installation service has started 35.773
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 5:3.179
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:628:in `/^I see the "(.+)" notification(?: after at most (\d+) seconds)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:28:in `/^I am notified that the installation succeeded$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:39:in `Then I am notified that the installation succeeded'
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.000
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.323 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails' (at time 01:26:18)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:18_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
25:20.362
Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Steps
Given a computer 0.170
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 3:1.604
And I update APT using apt 13.424
When I install "makepp" using apt 22:5.162
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
Timeout::Error: try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: ExecutionFailedInVM: Command failed: dpkg -s 'makepp' 2>/dev/null | grep -qs '^Status:.*installed$'
error code: 1
stdout: 
stderr: .
<false> is not true.
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:496:in `rescue in execute_successfully'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:493:in `execute_successfully'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:69:in `block in wait_for_package_installation'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:68:in `wait_for_package_installation'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:86:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:82:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:211:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:81:in `block in <top (required)>' (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:81:in `/^I install "(.+)" using apt$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:48:in `When I install "makepp" using apt'
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 0.000
And the package "makepp" is installed 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.433 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:51:45)
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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/01:51:45_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
10:20.662
Scenario My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004
Steps
Given a computer 0.169
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:42.522
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 25.040
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.734
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.798
When I start Synaptic 15.813
And I update APT using Synaptic 22.432
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 4:31.152
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [application | synaptic]: 'Find' dialog
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:180:in `/^I install "(.+)" using Synaptic$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:61:in `And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic'
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 0.000
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.000
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 0.000
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 0.000
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000
When I install "cowsay" using apt 0.000
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.895 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic' (at time 02:02:11)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:02:11_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
14:48.630
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Given a computer 0.158
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:34.804
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 28.990
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 9.637
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.065
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 10.715
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:48.117
And I enable persistence 14.647
# 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 0.026
# 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 0.082
And I log in to a new session 57.531
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 24.046
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
# 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 0.090
And the network is plugged 0.074
And Tor is ready 23.205
And available upgrades have been checked 1.147
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.336
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.713
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:8.891
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:45.630
And I enable persistence 16.473
# 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 0.025
And I log in to a new session 58.093
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 24.865
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.088
And Tor is ready 54.734
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.166
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.355
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
3:16.169
Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.003
Steps
Given a computer 0.170
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:48.043
And I enable persistence 21.441
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
# 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 0.084
And I log in to a new session 46.873
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.349
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 11.145
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:39:in `click_gnome_shell_notification_button'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:166: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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.322 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 02:20:24)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_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_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/11/artifact/build-artifacts/02:20:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006