Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4072 14 Nov 2025, 09:06

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 18:4.163 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
1.873
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 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Steps
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1.873
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 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.610
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 00:29:17)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4072/artifact/build-artifacts/00:29:17_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/4072/artifact/build-artifacts/00:29:17_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
3:40.866
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 58.269
And I update APT using apt 6.682
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.423
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.787
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 22.850
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.388
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.170
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:4.720
And I enable persistence 21.684
And I log in to a new session 12.458
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.354
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.948
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.847
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:1.526
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.212
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:45.545
And I update APT using apt 5.149
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.277
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.271
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 13.176
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:54.028
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.024
Given a computer 0.210
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:16.713
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.206
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.642
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.856
When I start Synaptic 14.192
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.950
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 13.377
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.019
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.785
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.235
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.583
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.695
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 17.520
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 4.965
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.241
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.424
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.702
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.529
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
6:48.780
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.009
Given a computer 2.673
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:2.666
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.302
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.473
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.752
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.876
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:7.322
And I enable persistence 9.886
# 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 0.022
# 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 0.085
And I log in to a new session 12.836
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.385
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.066
And Tor is ready 12.545
And available upgrades have been checked 0.050
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.919
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 6.304
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.491
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:4.458
And I enable persistence 7.952
# 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 0.024
And I log in to a new session 13.457
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.354
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.066
And Tor is ready 23.344
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.164
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:37.086
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.239
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:4.661
And I enable persistence 7.634
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.067
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 11.673
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.349
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 3.973
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009