Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4638 27 Sep 2026, 11:54

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 17:9.545 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
1:43.703
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.968
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.934
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.169
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.589
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.525
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 45.428
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.260
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.192
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.164
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.106
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.620
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.911
And I enable persistence 18.593
And I log in to a new session 7.852
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.081
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.540
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.521
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.457
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.627
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.402
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.146
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.141
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.210
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.048
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.262
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.513
When I start Synaptic 11.867
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.904
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.013
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.311
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.472
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.481
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.075
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.952
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.623
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.129
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.299
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
7:42.157
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 0.002
Steps
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.370
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.146
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.090
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.865
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.648
And I enable persistence 11.340
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 7.399
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.047
And Tor is ready 10.216
And available upgrades have been checked 5:0.000
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 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 4.903 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:24:50)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_devel/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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/4638/artifact/build-artifacts/01:24:50_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 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.491
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.179
And I enable persistence 13.538
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.029
And I log in to a new session 6.782
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.851
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.783
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005