Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4636 25 Sep 2026, 12:15

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 50 2 31 0 0 83 4 2 6 20:53.301 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
1:50.447
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:25.748
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.471
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.136
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.496
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 44.634
And I update the APT lists using apt 21.638
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.216
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.937
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.337
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.672
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.022
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.023
And I enable persistence 19.527
And I log in to a new session 8.189
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.096
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.630
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.470
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.192
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.760
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.032
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.160
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.113
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.475
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 a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.651
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.509
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.531
When I start Synaptic 11.583
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.135
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.175
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.290
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.289
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.520
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.088
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.142
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.683
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.304
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.469
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
6:13.406
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 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Steps
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 6:13.322
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$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:259:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:79:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password'
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 0.000
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 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
# 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 0.000
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
# 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 0.000
And the network is plugged 0.000
And Tor is ready 0.000
And available upgrades have been checked 0.000
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 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.121 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:23:21)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:21_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 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
5:51.281
Scenario I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.625
And I enable persistence 11.152
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.811
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 5:1.572
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:650:in `wait_notification'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:637:in `/^I (don't )?see the "(.+)" notification(?: after at most (\d+) seconds)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:126:in `Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds'
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 0.000
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 10.039 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:29:17)
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:17_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:17_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4636/artifact/build-artifacts/01:29:17_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005