Cucumber Reports (no 4282) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel	4282	16 Mar 2026, 07:55

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	82	1	1	0	0	84	5	1	6	15:25.502	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

1:50.800

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 0.001

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 1:21.416

And I update APT using apt 7.059

When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272

Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.770

And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.281

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.437

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.712

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:53.800

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 0.004

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 50.476

And I update APT using apt 5.209

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.339

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.237

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.253

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.229

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.290

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.015

And I enable persistence 16.196

And I log in to a new session 8.997

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.172

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.661

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.605

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.114

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.502

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.634

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:56.899

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 0.001

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.057

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:43.099

And I update APT using apt 5.277

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.244

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.161

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.550

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.871

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.058

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:4.546

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 0.003

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 1:42.816

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.404

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.542

When I start Synaptic 12.599

And I update APT using Synaptic 21.754

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.035

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.621

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.235

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.420

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.712

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.255

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.929

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.000

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.443

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.579

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.407

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.865

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

4:31.394

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 0.001

Steps

Given a computer 0.054

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.001

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 8.365

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.983

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.686

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.154

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.863

And I enable persistence 6.429

# 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 0.056

And I log in to a new session 10.171

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.223

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051

# 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 0.050

And the network is plugged 0.016

And Tor is ready 11.795

And available upgrades have been checked 2.148

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.507

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.563

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.216

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.669

And I enable persistence 6.757

# 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 0.013

And I log in to a new session 10.406

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.243

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037

And the network is plugged 0.015

And Tor is ready 17.725

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.108

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.785

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.839

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.021

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:8.060

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 0.070

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.466

And I enable persistence 7.175

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 0.066

And I log in to a new session 10.893

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.871

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.448

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 0.033

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.345

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:02:36)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_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/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_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/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_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/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_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/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_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/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_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/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4282/artifact/build-artifacts/01:02:36_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006

	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	15:25.502	Failed

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