Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13 3 26 Sep 2026, 08:57

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 50 2 31 0 0 83 4 2 6 20:36.497 Failed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
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 @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:41.577
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.543
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.430
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.049
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:29.634
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 42.295
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.900
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.460
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.634
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.561
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.296
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.550
And I enable persistence 18.008
And I log in to a new session 8.466
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.103
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.432
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.665
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.097
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.991
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.588
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.156
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.193
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.308
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.201
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.426
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.197
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.303
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
When I start Synaptic 12.397
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.221
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.815
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.302
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.582
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.418
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.210
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.607
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.282
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
6:16.768
Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 6:16.687
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/common_steps.rb:764:in `/^available upgrades have been checked$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:259:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:79:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password'
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 0.000
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 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
# 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
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.887 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:28:38)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:38_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
5:54.110
Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package
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 a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.789
And I enable persistence 11.761
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.852
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 5:1.581
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/common_steps.rb:650:in `wait_notification'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:637:in `/^I (don't )?see the "(.+)" notification(?: after at most (\d+) seconds)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:126:in `Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds'
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 0.000
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 9.729 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:34:37)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:34:37_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:34:37_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_21790-tor-0.4.9.13/3/artifact/build-artifacts/01:34:37_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019