Cucumber Reports (no 19) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror	19	01 Jul 2025, 23:11

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	61	1	17	0	0	79	4	1	5	33:15.181	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

6:43.035

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 0.003

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:19.493

And I update APT using apt 16.792

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 27.116

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 11.750

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 28.856

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 7.027

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.334

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:27.639

And I enable persistence 29.394

And I log in to a new session 54.748

And the Additional Software installation service has started 43.514

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.021

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.089

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.257

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 28.499

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.658

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:11.836

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.234

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:20.097

And I update APT using apt 15.550

When I install "makepp" using apt 28.008

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 7.436

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.509

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 27.638

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.132

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:51.987

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.237

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:51.750

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/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:653:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:300:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:55:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password'

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 0.000

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.000

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

When I start Synaptic 0.000

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 0.065

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.607

Error message

no implicit conversion of nil into String (TypeError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `exist?'
./features/support/hooks.rb:455:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:450:in `After'

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 01:40:14)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_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_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_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_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_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_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_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_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_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_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_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_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_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_21014-htpdateerror/19/artifact/build-artifacts/01:40:14_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.mkv

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.022

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

16:26.209

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 0.010

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.012

Steps

Given a computer 0.280

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:43.634

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 33.370

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.628

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.834

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:2.269

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:23.022

And I enable persistence 17.913

# 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 0.032

# 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 0.117

And I log in to a new session 58.194

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 44.532

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.074

# 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 0.080

And the network is plugged 0.080

And Tor is ready 34.079

And available upgrades have been checked 0.051

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 5.064

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 5.583

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.895

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:24.167

And I enable persistence 18.961

# 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 0.039

And I log in to a new session 54.984

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 43.995

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.095

And the network is plugged 0.097

And Tor is ready 1:10.493

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.264

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.340

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 7.906

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.803

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.023

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:2.112

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.338

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:21.395

And I enable persistence 18.555

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.071

# 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 0.110

And I log in to a new session 1:0.278

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.952

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 11.164

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.246

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.168

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.644

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	61	1	17	0	0	79	4	1	5	33:15.181	Failed

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