Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 3903 08 Jul 2025, 18:12

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 69 1 14 0 0 84 5 1 6 34:5.520 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
4:10.291
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.045
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.044
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:22.347
And I update APT using apt 27.718
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 31.046
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 9.713
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 39.465
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 25.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
7:46.627
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.023
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:51.017
And I update APT using apt 18.062
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 28.115
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 10.015
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 28.071
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 6.114
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.736
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:35.783
And I enable persistence 41.695
And I log in to a new session 1:1.028
And the Additional Software installation service has started 46.006
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 4.827
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.541
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.611
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 26.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:54.439
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.022
Given a computer 0.441
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:49.755
And I update APT using apt 23.797
When I install "makepp" using apt 30.719
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 9.617
And the package "makepp" is installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 36.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.015
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
7:6.734
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.007
Given a computer 0.272
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:46.640
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 28.450
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.821
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.307
When I start Synaptic 28.110
And I update APT using Synaptic 25.167
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 18.787
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.813
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.582
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.378
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.187
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.868
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 11.223
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 6.312
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.893
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.698
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.168
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
8:2.103
Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.051
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.035
Steps
Given a computer 1.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:26.600
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 33.058
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 11.243
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.743
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.601
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:24.726
And I enable persistence 20.610
# 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 0.079
# 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 0.143
And I log in to a new session 50.655
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 48.276
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.066
# 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 0.104
And the network is plugged 0.085
And Tor is ready 14.945
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/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:653:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:607:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:100:in `And Tor is ready'
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 started 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:515 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.562 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 02:24:08)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_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_devel/3903/artifact/build-artifacts/02:24:08_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
3:5.325
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.009
Given a computer 0.260
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:22.786
And I enable persistence 21.894
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.086
# 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 0.198
And I log in to a new session 58.816
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 12.558
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 7.439
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.682
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015