Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2 6 09 Jun 2025, 21:51

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 61 3 15 0 0 79 2 3 5 1:7:0.569 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
12:27.559
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 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 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 1:47.904
And I update APT using apt 16.802
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 26.503
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 13.758
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 26.349
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.901
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.601
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:47.108
And I enable persistence 30.289
And I log in to a new session 1:1.852
And the Additional Software installation service has started 34.515
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 5:2.971
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:612: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:521 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 10.357 
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 01:31:48)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:48_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:48_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:31:48_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
25:25.718
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 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.687
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 3:7.590
And I update APT using apt 11.879
When I install "makepp" using apt 22:5.560
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:521 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.123 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:57:25)
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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:57:25_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
10:48.815
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 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.205
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:8.335
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 25.167
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.748
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.802
When I start Synaptic 17.452
And I update APT using Synaptic 22.346
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 4:31.755
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:521 0.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.482 
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 02:08:19)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_test-suite-trixie-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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-2/6/artifact/build-artifacts/02:08:19_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
14:55.030
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.001
Given a computer 0.164
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:26.123
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.026
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 28.190
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 10.431
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.763
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.386
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:46.267
And I enable persistence 16.899
# 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 0.086
And I log in to a new session 1:1.439
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 24.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.062
# 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 0.116
And the network is plugged 0.084
And Tor is ready 22.568
And available upgrades have been checked 2.473
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.805
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 4.733
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:3.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:48.349
And I enable persistence 14.887
# 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 0.030
And I log in to a new session 54.312
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 35.396
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.065
And Tor is ready 57.727
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.215
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:521 1.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
3:23.445
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.003
Given a computer 0.173
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:47.856
And I enable persistence 17.937
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
# 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 0.080
And I log in to a new session 1:3.220
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.980
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 9.078
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 2.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:521 0.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006