Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4241 18 Feb 2026, 20:03

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 82 1 1 0 0 84 5 1 6 14:32.366 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
1:43.895
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.124
And I update APT using apt 5.605
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.468
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.401
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.432
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.011
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 46.532
And I update APT using apt 5.042
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.936
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.966
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.171
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.991
And I enable persistence 16.514
And I log in to a new session 9.762
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.320
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.721
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.571
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 5.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.215
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.993
And I update APT using apt 4.587
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.353
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.167
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.963
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 a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.704
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.451
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.555
When I start Synaptic 12.210
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.513
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.475
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.524
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.637
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.243
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.507
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.583
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.487
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.937
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.493
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.606
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.051
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 a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.420
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.011
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.619
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.727
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.738
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.219
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.551
And I enable persistence 6.835
# 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 0.012
# 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 10.497
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.633
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 11.806
And available upgrades have been checked 1.086
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.692
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.600
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.463
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.059
And I enable persistence 6.765
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 10.153
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 16.500
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.085
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.228
Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.613
And I enable persistence 6.684
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
# 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 0.070
And I log in to a new session 9.375
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.934
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.449
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [notification | ]: child with name='Show Log' roleName='button'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:33:in `click_gnome_shell_notification_button'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:160:in `/^I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:130:in `And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification'
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.582 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:00:14)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.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/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4241/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:14_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006