Cucumber Reports (no 21) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror	21	03 Jul 2025, 22:51

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	35:13.485	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

6:29.260

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 0.010

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 1:11.858

And I update APT using apt 17.402

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 31.568

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 7.462

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 29.296

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.285

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.943

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:22.669

And I enable persistence 26.582

And I log in to a new session 55.960

And the Additional Software installation service has started 43.932

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.981

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.038

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.276

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 27.157

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.630

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

4:39.050

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 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.219

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 4:38.830

cannot

cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:566:in `/^the Tails desktop is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:522:in `/^I log in to a new session(?: in ([^ ]*) \(([^ ]*)\))?( without activating the Persistent Storage)?( after having activated the Persistent Storage| expecting no warning about the Persistent Storage not being activated)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:295:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:46:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password'

And I update APT using apt 0.000

When I install "makepp" using apt 0.000

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.048

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.386

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: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:26:47)

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_21014-htpdateerror/21/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:47_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_21014-htpdateerror/21/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:47_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_21014-htpdateerror/21/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:47_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_21014-htpdateerror/21/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:47_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_21014-htpdateerror/21/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:47_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_21014-htpdateerror/21/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:47_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_21014-htpdateerror/21/artifact/build-artifacts/01:26:47_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:24.437

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.223

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:2.829

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 23.240

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 1.921

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 2.411

When I start Synaptic 35.729

And I update APT using Synaptic 24.551

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 14.676

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 6.595

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.074

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.340

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.357

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.909

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 11.433

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 6.023

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.919

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.246

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.888

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.065

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.836

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.881

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.051

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

14:40.472

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 0.035

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.034

Steps

Given a computer 1.199

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:12.623

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 39.214

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.618

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.248

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.812

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:20.282

And I enable persistence 17.704

# 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 0.054

# 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 0.134

And I log in to a new session 50.591

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 47.075

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.164

# 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 0.122

And the network is plugged 0.562

And Tor is ready 30.568

And available upgrades have been checked 0.120

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 3.286

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 6.004

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:8.134

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:22.096

And I enable persistence 19.367

# 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 0.028

And I log in to a new session 58.662

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 43.553

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.080

And the network is plugged 0.082

And Tor is ready 1:2.086

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.632

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.331

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 5.342

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.654

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.125

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:0.264

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 0.016

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.009

Steps

Given a computer 0.356

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:24.431

And I enable persistence 16.165

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.086

# 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 0.101

And I log in to a new session 46.592

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 20.893

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.512

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.125

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.239

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.129

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	35:13.485	Failed

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