Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4073 14 Nov 2025, 10:26

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 17:50.624 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
1.857
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 0.002
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 1.857
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 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 4.623
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 00:28:51)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4073/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:51_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/4073/artifact/build-artifacts/00:28:51_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
3:53.057
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
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 56.722
And I update APT using apt 6.928
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.332
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.542
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 31.697
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.458
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.326
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:7.669
And I enable persistence 22.434
And I log in to a new session 12.834
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.908
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.197
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.789
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.621
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.371
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:5.289
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.180
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:49.364
And I update APT using apt 5.087
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.293
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.300
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.206
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:42.309
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 0.185
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:17.139
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.227
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.717
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.741
When I start Synaptic 13.393
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.999
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 12.461
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.675
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.693
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.684
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.805
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.006
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.720
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.943
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.670
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
6:27.045
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 0.194
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:53.273
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.023
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.456
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.365
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.690
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.522
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:4.707
And I enable persistence 7.991
# 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 0.020
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 13.159
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.711
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.059
And Tor is ready 14.606
And available upgrades have been checked 0.055
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.216
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.736
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.539
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:6.242
And I enable persistence 8.636
# 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 0.025
And I log in to a new session 13.306
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.424
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.062
And Tor is ready 23.548
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.181
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:41.065
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 0.167
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:5.201
And I enable persistence 9.934
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.091
# 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 0.076
And I log in to a new session 13.898
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.163
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 4.037
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012