Cucumber Reports (no 51) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter	51	08 Jul 2025, 04:20

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	65	1	13	0	0	79	4	1	5	42:29.084	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

9:24.189

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 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.012

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:58.283

And I update APT using apt 23.260

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 40.048

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 14.237

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 44.934

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 12.385

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 20.917

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:43.028

And I enable persistence 51.787

And I log in to a new session 1:11.714

And the Additional Software installation service has started 58.828

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.589

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.207

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 1.966

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 49.589

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.092

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

4:18.953

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 0.008

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.211

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 3:2.749

And I update APT using apt 21.590

When I install "makepp" using apt 40.378

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 13.854

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.168

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 41.688

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.310

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.044

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

6:50.502

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 0.010

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.010

Steps

Given a computer 0.396

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 5:42.649

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 31.261

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 1.747

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.554

When I start Synaptic 32.892

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:515 0.067

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 9.018

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 02:38:40)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_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_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_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_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_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_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_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_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_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_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_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_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_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_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_5501-plaintext-locale-greeter/51/artifact/build-artifacts/02:38:40_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.060

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

17:54.142

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 0.019

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.024

Steps

Given a computer 0.477

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:41.661

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 45.405

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 13.150

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 3.112

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.535

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:42.290

And I enable persistence 36.580

# 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 0.070

# 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 0.115

And I log in to a new session 1:8.421

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 51.201

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.078

# 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 0.094

And the network is plugged 0.080

And Tor is ready 59.625

And available upgrades have been checked 0.108

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.925

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.450

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 21.091

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:58.635

And I enable persistence 36.885

# 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 0.034

And I log in to a new session 1:14.989

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 57.549

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.633

And the network is plugged 0.513

And Tor is ready 1:19.161

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 1.190

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 2.034

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 3.545

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.786

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.051

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

4:1.295

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.214

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:47.040

And I enable persistence 36.101

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.076

# 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 0.109

And I log in to a new session 1:10.861

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 14.898

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 11.072

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.919

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.219

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.989

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	65	1	13	0	0	79	4	1	5	42:29.084	Failed

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