Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4273 12 Mar 2026, 11:08

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 14:59.435 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
1:57.052
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 1:31.490
And I update APT using apt 6.121
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.357
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.562
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.206
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
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 50.541
And I update APT using apt 4.657
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.295
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.125
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.491
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.169
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.293
And I enable persistence 16.121
And I log in to a new session 9.424
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.156
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.752
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.774
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 5.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.682
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.203
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.840
And I update APT using apt 4.827
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.245
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.152
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.918
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.911
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.401
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
When I start Synaptic 12.213
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.492
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.192
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.449
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.709
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.303
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.497
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.575
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.262
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.093
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.747
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.434
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.621
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.733
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.881
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.014
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.808
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.717
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.678
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.429
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.801
And I enable persistence 6.528
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 9.447
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.539
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.077
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 12.076
And available upgrades have been checked 2.266
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.983
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.517
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.998
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.057
And I enable persistence 7.295
# 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 0.014
And I log in to a new session 11.163
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.870
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.321
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 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.416
And I enable persistence 6.549
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
# 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 10.949
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.703
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.532
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 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.483 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:00:33)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_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/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_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/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_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/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_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/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_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/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_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/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4273/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:33_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006