Cucumber Reports (no 111) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti	111	08 Jul 2025, 21:21

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	34:35.209	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

7:9.497

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 0.010

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.014

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:13.537

And I update APT using apt 45.938

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 31.636

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 7.486

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 32.173

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.593

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.711

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:20.851

And I enable persistence 35.907

And I log in to a new session 49.362

And the Additional Software installation service has started 51.627

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.321

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.005

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.342

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 29.946

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 4.338

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.025

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:15.228

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 0.015

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.027

Steps

Given a computer 0.422

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:14.805

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/tor.rb:828:in `click_connect_to_tor'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:502:in `tca_configure'
./features/step_definitions/tor.rb:512:in `/^I configure a direct connection in the Tor Connection Assistant$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:664:in `/^I successfully configure Tor$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:618:in `/^Tor is ready$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:311:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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 APT using apt 0.000

When I install "makepp" using apt 0.000

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 0.000

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.081

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.351

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 02:14:15)

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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-arti/111/artifact/build-artifacts/02:14:15_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

7:14.205

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.208

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:42.958

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 29.297

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.877

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.633

When I start Synaptic 33.442

And I update APT using Synaptic 26.036

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 15.022

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.708

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 2.507

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.327

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.074

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.307

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 11.608

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 6.203

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.974

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.492

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.245

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 3.278

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 2.977

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.254

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.050

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

14:16.993

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 0.013

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.013

Steps

Given a computer 0.267

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:25.927

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.088

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 39.445

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 10.571

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 3.497

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.361

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:24.289

And I enable persistence 18.736

# 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 0.026

# 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 0.085

And I log in to a new session 55.545

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 47.874

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.203

# 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 0.519

And the network is plugged 0.170

And Tor is ready 30.826

And available upgrades have been checked 1.422

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 5.101

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 8.299

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 20.074

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:34.815

And I enable persistence 22.615

# 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 0.038

And I log in to a new session 1:10.399

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 46.427

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.864

And the network is plugged 1.044

And Tor is ready 1:20.073

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.806

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.573

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 5.554

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.725

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.038

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:39.284

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 0.008

Before features/support/hooks.rb:509 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.286

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:33.475

And I enable persistence 21.152

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.487

# 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 0.471

And I log in to a new session 1:9.879

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 19.579

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 12.895

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.056

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:517 0.265

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.547

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	74	1	4	0	0	79	4	1	5	34:35.209	Failed

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