Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie 38 25 Jun 2025, 08:14

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 66 3 15 0 0 84 3 3 6 1:10:11.968 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
3:40.036
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.016
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:2.431
And I update APT using apt 15.275
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 26.562
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 15.851
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 39.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 17.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.525
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
11:57.819
Scenario I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.004
Steps
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:26.966
And I update APT using apt 13.528
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 24.749
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 15.094
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 25.086
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.159
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 15.310
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:51.904
And I enable persistence 31.465
And I log in to a new session 52.114
And the Additional Software installation service has started 34.928
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 5:3.509
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:634:in `/^I see the "(.+)" notification(?: after at most (\d+) seconds)?$/'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:28:in `/^I am notified that the installation succeeded$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:39:in `Then I am notified that the installation succeeded'
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.000
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 7.857 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'I set up Additional Software when installing a package without persistent partition and the package is installed next time I start Tails' (at time 01:35:43)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/01:35:43_I_set_up_Additional_Software_when_installing_a_package_without_persistent_partition_and_the_package_is_installed_next_time_I_start_Tails.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
25:20.097
Scenario The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.196
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 3:3.820
And I update APT using apt 11.077
When I install "makepp" using apt 22:5.002
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
Timeout::Error: try_for() timeout expired
Last ignored exception was: ExecutionFailedInVM: Command failed: dpkg -s 'makepp' 2>/dev/null | grep -qs '^Status:.*installed$'
error code: 1
stdout: 
stderr: .
<false> is not true.
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:496:in `rescue in execute_successfully'
./features/support/helpers/vm_helper.rb:493:in `execute_successfully'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:69:in `block in wait_for_package_installation'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:78:in `block (2 levels) in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:66:in `block in try_for'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:65:in `try_for'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:68:in `wait_for_package_installation'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:86:in `block (3 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:82:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:211:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:81:in `block in <top (required)>' (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:81:in `/^I install "(.+)" using apt$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:48:in `When I install "makepp" using apt'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.493 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 02:01:11)
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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_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-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:01:11_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
10:34.332
Scenario My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005
Steps
Given a computer 0.180
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:49.826
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 25.065
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.715
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.703
When I start Synaptic 16.740
And I update APT using Synaptic 22.446
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 4:36.653
Tor 
Tor operation failed (despite retrying 10 times) with
Dogtail::Failure: The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [application | synaptic]: 'Find' dialog
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (MaxRetriesFailure)
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:226:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:180:in `/^I install "(.+)" using Synaptic$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:61:in `And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic'
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 0.000
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.000
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.000
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 0.000
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 0.000
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000
When I install "cowsay" using apt 0.000
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.000
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.770 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'My Additional Software list is configurable through a GUI or through notifications when I install or remove packages with APT or Synaptic' (at time 02:11:51)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_persistent_volume
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/cache/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_var_cache_apt
Output of ls -lar --full-time /var/lib/apt: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_var_lib_apt
Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.cmd_output_mount
Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/38/artifact/build-artifacts/02:11:51_My_Additional_Software_list_is_configurable_through_a_GUI_or_through_notifications_when_I_install_or_remove_packages_with_APT_or_Synaptic.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
15:23.843
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.008
Given a computer 0.319
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:38.971
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 28.696
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 12.031
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 3.698
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.587
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:52.118
And I enable persistence 18.027
# 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 0.025
# 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 0.101
And I log in to a new session 58.527
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 24.486
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.068
# 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 0.101
And the network is plugged 0.080
And Tor is ready 27.111
And available upgrades have been checked 1.153
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.008
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 4.285
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:3.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:51.032
And I enable persistence 17.417
# 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 0.028
And I log in to a new session 56.895
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 33.921
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.066
And Tor is ready 52.521
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.202
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 1.836
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
3:15.838
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.034
Given a computer 0.278
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:49.259
And I enable persistence 16.629
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.061
# 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 0.093
And I log in to a new session 50.463
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 3.411
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 14.208
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.432
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.017