Cucumber Reports (no 6) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_20267-webtunnel	6	15 Jul 2025, 11:23

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	65	1	13	0	0	79	4	1	5	30:53.717	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

6:34.286

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:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.009

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:15.779

And I update APT using apt 18.192

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 33.342

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 6.814

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 31.145

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.644

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.322

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:21.533

And I enable persistence 26.972

And I log in to a new session 55.915

And the Additional Software installation service has started 43.805

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.351

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.140

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 1.327

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 28.502

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.652

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:20.191

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.203

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:20.993

And I update APT using apt 19.794

When I install "makepp" using apt 32.189

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 6.929

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.081

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 23.548

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.522

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.022

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

5:31.722

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:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.010

Steps

Given a computer 0.282

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:32.330

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 23.796

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 1.848

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.014

When I start Synaptic 32.449

The

The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [desktop frame | main]: "synaptic" application
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:70:in `initialize'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:143:in `new'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:143:in `/^I start Synaptic$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:59:in `When I start Synaptic'

And I update APT using Synaptic 0.000

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 0.000

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.072

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.626

Output 1

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 01:30:01)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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_20267-webtunnel/6/artifact/build-artifacts/01:30:01_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 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

12:29.684

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:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.270

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:11.615

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.123

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 34.724

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 8.687

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.042

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.804

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:19.572

And I enable persistence 24.810

# 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 0.378

# 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 0.231

And I log in to a new session 48.641

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 44.477

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059

# 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 0.086

And the network is plugged 0.081

And Tor is ready 29.747

And available upgrades have been checked 0.062

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 6.349

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.127

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.177

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:19.534

And I enable persistence 19.268

# 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 0.034

And I log in to a new session 54.077

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 43.767

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.221

And the network is plugged 0.197

And Tor is ready 57.980

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.358

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.171

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 2.539

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.867

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.036

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

2:57.832

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.353

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:21.820

And I enable persistence 15.075

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.166

# 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 0.229

And I log in to a new session 49.546

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 20.037

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 8.760

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.841

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.202

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.902

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	65	1	13	0	0	79	4	1	5	30:53.717	Failed

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