Cucumber Reports (no 4) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout	4	18 Aug 2026, 20:26

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	71	1	6	0	0	78	4	1	5	12:24.266	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

2:39.250

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 0.002

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.365

And I update the APT lists using apt 6.096

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.221

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.126

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.482

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.638

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.027

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.186

And I enable persistence 20.986

And I log in to a new session 8.702

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.182

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.490

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.629

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.779

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.180

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:18.562

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 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003

Steps

Given a computer 0.127

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.618

And I update the APT lists using apt 4.438

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.172

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.155

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.988

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.769

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:3.959

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.111

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.249

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.514

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485

When I start Synaptic 12.195

And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.582

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.598

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.330

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.734

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.214

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 3.631

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.681

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.122

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.488

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.665

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.522

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.493

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.414

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.957

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

4:41.582

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003

Steps

Given a computer 0.152

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.003

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.289

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.843

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.156

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.145

And I enable persistence 14.131

# 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 0.004

# 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 0.040

And I log in to a new session 8.444

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.412

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.061

# 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 0.046

And the network is plugged 0.036

And Tor is ready 12.539

And available upgrades have been checked 1.129

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.802

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.634

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.309

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.090

And I enable persistence 14.898

# 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 0.005

And I log in to a new session 9.488

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.202

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038

And the network is plugged 0.037

And Tor is ready 15.927

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.305

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.623

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

40.911

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.134

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.776

Known

Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:459:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:247:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:122:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'

And I enable persistence 0.000

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.000

And I log in to a new session 0.000

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

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 0.000

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.065

After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.179

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:08:40)

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_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_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_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_persistent_volume

Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_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_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_21734-bump-snapshot-restore-timeout/4/artifact/build-artifacts/01:08:40_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	71	1	6	0	0	78	4	1	5	12:24.266	Failed

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