Cucumber Reports (no 8) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe	8	23 Aug 2026, 03:22

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	54	1	23	0	0	78	4	1	5	10:15.776	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

2:25.721

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.580

And I update the APT lists using apt 6.378

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.055

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.953

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.521

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.833

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.720

And I enable persistence 17.409

And I log in to a new session 6.939

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.434

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.492

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.676

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.800

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:12.842

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.072

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.095

And I update the APT lists using apt 4.343

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.170

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.118

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.042

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.736

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.617

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:46.919

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.077

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.646

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.119

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.465

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.425

When I start Synaptic 11.822

And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.204

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.203

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.313

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.518

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.126

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.542

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.499

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.367

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.857

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.678

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.194

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.293

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.563

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.572

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

2:46.279

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:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.081

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:10.277

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 4.984

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.089

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.554

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.928

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:22.353

can

can not find any of the patterns ["TailsGreeter.png", "PlymouthGraphicsCardFailureMessage.png"] on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:248:in `rescue in wait_any'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:232:in `wait_any'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:446:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:85:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'

And I enable persistence 0.000

# 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 0.000

# 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 0.000

And I log in to a new session 0.000

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 0.000

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000

# 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 0.000

And the network is plugged 0.000

And Tor is ready 0.000

And available upgrades have been checked 0.000

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.000

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 0.000

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000

And I enable persistence 0.000

# 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 0.000

And I log in to a new session 0.000

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 0.000

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000

And the network is plugged 0.000

And Tor is ready 0.000

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.000

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.030

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.318

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 00:58:30)

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_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.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_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_persistent_volume

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_var_cache_apt

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21565-flatpak-safe/8/artifact/build-artifacts/00:58:30_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:4.012

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

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.071

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.470

And I enable persistence 10.288

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034

And I log in to a new session 6.472

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.646

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.657

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.370

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.933

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	54	1	23	0	0	78	4	1	5	10:15.776	Failed

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