Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4071 13 Nov 2025, 14:31

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 79 1 4 0 0 84 5 1 6 17:50.307 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
1.740
Scenario I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1.740
Call 
Call to virDomainRestore failed: operation failed: guest CPU doesn't match specification: missing features: rdctl-no,skip-l1dfl-vmentry,mds-no,pschange-mc-no,gds-no,rfds-no (Guestfs::Error)
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:849:in `restore_snapshot'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:135:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:137:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:173:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ with\ an\ administration\ password\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:15:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected'
And I update APT using apt 0.000
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 0.000
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.000
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 0.000
Hooks
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.687
Error message 
<false> is not true. (Test::Unit::AssertionFailedError)
./features/support/hooks.rb:465:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `each'
./features/support/hooks.rb:460:in `After'
Output 1 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package' (at time 00:28:43)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4071/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:43_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4071/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:43_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.mkv
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
4:11.178
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:24.398
And I update APT using apt 6.899
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.852
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 26.598
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.324
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.924
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:4.122
And I enable persistence 20.930
And I log in to a new session 15.422
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.255
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.115
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.799
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.184
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:59.721
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.167
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:45.745
And I update APT using apt 5.270
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.283
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.169
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 13.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:38.698
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.010
Given a computer 0.172
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:11.720
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.273
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.658
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.673
When I start Synaptic 13.992
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.803
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.814
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.582
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.691
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.199
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.556
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.662
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.950
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.946
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.198
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.533
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
6:22.916
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given a computer 0.188
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:52.149
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.020
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.025
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.460
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.667
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.924
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:3.911
And I enable persistence 7.827
# 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 0.029
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 12.510
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.363
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.055
And Tor is ready 14.438
And available upgrades have been checked 0.070
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.369
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.268
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.241
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:3.317
And I enable persistence 7.824
# 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 0.019
And I log in to a new session 12.014
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.288
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.054
And Tor is ready 23.423
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.159
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:36.051
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.164
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:3.078
And I enable persistence 7.832
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.055
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 12.607
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.694
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 4.061
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011