Cucumber Reports (no 4249) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel	4249	23 Feb 2026, 23:34

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	82	1	1	0	0	84	5	1	6	15:21.843	Failed

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

2:16.789

Scenario I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:50.006

And I update APT using apt 6.164

When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.275

Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.265

And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.077

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.556

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.717

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:46.995

Scenario I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails

Hooks

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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.023

And I update APT using apt 4.801

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.399

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.278

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.835

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.078

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.323

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.913

And I enable persistence 16.717

And I log in to a new session 9.931

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.198

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.728

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.612

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.154

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 5.904

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.907

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.027

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:25.141

Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.010

Steps

Given a computer 0.053

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.233

And I update APT using apt 4.285

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.279

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.225

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.765

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.899

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:0.414

Scenario My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic

Hooks

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 a computer 0.069

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.671

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.235

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.536

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.640

When I start Synaptic 12.119

And I update APT using Synaptic 21.500

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.501

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.559

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.706

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.189

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.445

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.618

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.266

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.274

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.926

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.195

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.406

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.548

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.422

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.024

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

4:47.032

Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online

Hooks

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 a computer 0.067

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.940

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.734

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.138

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.674

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.338

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.394

And I enable persistence 6.923

# 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 0.015

# 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 0.062

And I log in to a new session 10.900

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.181

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.061

# 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 0.057

And the network is plugged 0.016

And Tor is ready 11.558

And available upgrades have been checked 1.096

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.085

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.605

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 21.939

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.682

And I enable persistence 6.569

# 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

And I log in to a new session 9.987

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.202

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.061

And the network is plugged 0.015

And Tor is ready 16.559

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.088

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.997

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.867

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.022

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:5.470

Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package

Hooks

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 a computer 0.095

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.117

And I enable persistence 6.780

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045

# 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 10.166

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.647

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.531

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.030

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.360

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:00:39)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_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/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_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/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_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/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_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/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_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/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_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/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4249/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:39_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015

	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	15:21.843	Failed

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