Cucumber Reports (no 29) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror	29	16 Jul 2025, 02:29

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	60	2	17	0	0	79	3	2	5	37:30.790	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

9:28.170

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 0.106

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.078

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:52.211

And I update APT using apt 21.658

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 38.799

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 15.248

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 45.458

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 10.173

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.558

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:46.257

And I enable persistence 49.211

And I log in to a new session 1:10.524

And the Additional Software installation service has started 1:2.368

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 6.357

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 5.497

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.845

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 28.183

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.550

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.033

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:1.527

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 0.025

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.019

Steps

Given a computer 0.357

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.170

execution

execution expired (RemoteShell::SocketReadTimeout)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:114:in `sleep'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:114: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/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:548:in `wait_until_remote_shell_is_up'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:450:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:284:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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:517 0.067

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.133

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 01:47:42)

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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:42_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:42_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:42_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:42_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:42_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:42_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:42_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:46.215

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 0.009

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.011

Steps

Given a computer 0.276

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:40.596

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 34.493

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.700

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.767

When I start Synaptic 29.381

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:517 0.112

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 8.881

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 01:54:39)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21014-htpdateerror/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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/29/artifact/build-artifacts/01:54:39_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 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

16:33.051

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.010

Steps

Given a computer 0.330

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:2.216

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.121

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 48.818

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 9.710

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.499

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.672

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:43.694

And I enable persistence 23.710

# 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 0.027

# 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 1:11.934

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 47.930

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 0.078

And the network is plugged 0.075

And Tor is ready 34.682

And available upgrades have been checked 1.221

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.985

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 5.572

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.154

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:44.592

And I enable persistence 25.048

# 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 1.203

And I log in to a new session 1:15.794

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 1:0.048

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.089

And the network is plugged 1.570

And Tor is ready 1:24.999

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 1.479

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.643

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 4.896

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.817

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:41.825

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 0.008

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.253

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:40.063

And I enable persistence 24.434

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.058

# 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 1:12.353

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 11.424

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 11.923

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.227

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.553

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.768

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	60	2	17	0	0	79	3	2	5	37:30.790	Failed

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