Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4637 26 Sep 2026, 11:27

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 49 3 31 0 0 83 3 3 6 21:22.764 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
6:6.053
Scenario I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and 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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 6:6.053
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$/'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:206:in `block in reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `each'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:203:in `reach_checkpoint'
./features/step_definitions/snapshots.rb:226:in `/^I\ have\ started\ Tails\ from\ DVD\ and\ logged\ in\ with\ an\ administration\ password\ and\ the\ network\ is\ connected$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:15:in `Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected'
And I update the APT lists using apt 0.000
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 0.000
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.000
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.053 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package' (at time 01:13:48)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:13:48_I_am_warned_I_can_not_use_Additional_Software_when_I_start_Tails_from_a_DVD_and_install_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.000
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.147
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.006
And I update the APT lists using apt 38.993
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.185
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.546
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.578
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.512
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.901
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.509
And I enable persistence 19.241
And I log in to a new session 7.268
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.380
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.406
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.519
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
6:6.198
Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 6:6.128
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:46:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password'
And I update the APT lists using apt 0.000
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 0.000
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.000
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.957 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:23:03)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:23:03_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.490
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.832
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.123
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.394
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.458
When I start Synaptic 11.910
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.175
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.461
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.332
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.517
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.287
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.107
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.216
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.699
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.449
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.493
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
2:8.014
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 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.677
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.458
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.186
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.493
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.559
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.555
Known 
Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:450:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:238:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:85:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'
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 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.067 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:28:10)
Exception thrown while trying to save /tmp/TailsToaster/artifact.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log: RemoteShell::ServerFailure: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/run/live-additional-software/log'
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_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/4637/artifact/build-artifacts/01:28:10_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 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.859
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.548
And I enable persistence 11.918
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.654
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.597
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.761
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011