Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4635 24 Sep 2026, 15:11

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 69 1 13 0 0 83 5 1 6 17:49.729 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
1:42.490
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.397
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.861
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.195
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.651
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.385
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.278
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.902
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.799
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.179
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.543
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.498
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.634
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.609
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.209
And I enable persistence 22.941
And I log in to a new session 8.246
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.203
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.677
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.720
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.954
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.031
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.333
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.223
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.214
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.281
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.973
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.203
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.483
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.423
When I start Synaptic 11.664
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.308
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.579
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.363
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.595
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.572
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.442
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.497
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.843
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.198
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.627
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
7:54.144
Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Steps
Given a computer 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.594
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 8.108
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.444
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.655
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.896
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.311
And I enable persistence 11.823
# 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 0.005
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 7.412
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 12.456
And available upgrades have been checked 5:0.005
try_for() 
try_for() timeout expired (Timeout::Error)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:145:in `rescue in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:51:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:764:in `/^available upgrades have been checked$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:101:in `And available upgrades have been checked'
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.000
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 0.000
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 0.000
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 0.000
And I enable persistence 0.000
# 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 0.000
And I log in to a new session 0.000
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 0.000
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000
And the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.000
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.263 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:25:46)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4635/artifact/build-artifacts/01:25:46_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:13.579
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.783
And I enable persistence 14.348
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 8.748
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.367
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.955
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006