Cucumber Reports (no 7) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie	7	28 May 2025, 07:04

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	62	4	18	0	0	84	2	4	6	1:3:58.629	Failed

Feature Additional software

As a Tails user I may want to install softwares 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

3:31.665

Scenario I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package

Hooks

Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000

Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.002

Steps

Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 2:2.848

And I update APT using apt 11.701

When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 27.048

Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 13.011

And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 37.055

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:521 14.380

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 3.448

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

12:22.017

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.006

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:38.411

And I update APT using apt 12.290

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 24.070

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 15.325

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 27.285

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.911

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.714

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 2:6.687

And I enable persistence 32.036

And I log in to a new session 41.798

And the Additional Software installation service has started 44.668

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 5:1.816

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:604: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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:521 0.039

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.367

Output 1

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 01:33:01)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:33:01_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 0.012

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

25:14.001

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.199

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:57.135

And I update APT using apt 11.732

When I install "makepp" using apt 22:4.933

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:521 0.040

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.334

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:58:21)

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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/01:58:21_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

5:18.058

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.186

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:28.872

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 21.831

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.733

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.090

When I start Synaptic 25.343

The

The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: child of [application | synaptic]: child with name='Synaptic Package Manager ' roleName='frame'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:146:in `/^I start Synaptic$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:59:in `When I start Synaptic'

And I update APT using Synaptic 0.000

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 0.000

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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:521 0.032

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.536

Output 1

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 02:03:45)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:03:45_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 0.008

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

13:35.178

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 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.004

Steps

Given a computer 0.184

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:31.345

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 28.189

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 8.063

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.922

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.613

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:50.477

And I enable persistence 11.666

# 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 0.030

# 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 0.088

And I log in to a new session 57.620

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 48.318

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059

# 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 0.077

And the network is plugged 0.078

And Tor is ready 21.569

And available upgrades have been checked 1.165

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.926

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.276

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.946

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:50.593

And I enable persistence 17.438

# 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 0.033

And I log in to a new session 36.942

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 56.552

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.068

And the network is plugged 0.081

And Tor is ready 52.522

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.201

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.093

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:521 1.295

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.660

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.021

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

3:57.708

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 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:513 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.215

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:52.320

And I enable persistence 11.216

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051

# 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 0.090

And I log in to a new session 55.161

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 15.271

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 43.379

The

The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [application | gnome-shell]: child with name='Show Log' roleName='button'
STDOUT:

STDERR:

 (Dogtail::Failure)
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:93:in `run'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:339:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:268:in `call_tree_api_method'
./features/support/helpers/dogtail.rb:276:in `child'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:41:in `click_gnome_shell_notification_button'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:169:in `/^I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:130:in `And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification'

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:521 0.040

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.730

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 02:21:26)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.file_content_var_log_boot.log

Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_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/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_var_lib_apt

Output of mount: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_feature-trixie/7/artifact/build-artifacts/02:21:26_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	62	4	18	0	0	84	2	4	6	1:3:58.629	Failed

Feature Report