Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak 28 26 Sep 2026, 20:07

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 17:47.750 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
1:57.200
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:30.421
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.174
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.211
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.005
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.386
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.356
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:29.562
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.223
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.286
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.185
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.003
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.860
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.651
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.919
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.488
And I enable persistence 16.281
And I log in to a new session 7.124
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.111
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.731
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.595
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.873
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.869
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.514
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.144
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.187
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.248
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.174
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.128
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.472
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.372
When I start Synaptic 12.124
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.131
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.144
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.293
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.539
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.289
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.156
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.916
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.649
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.522
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
8:7.584
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 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.839
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 29.302
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.959
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.529
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.807
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.665
And I enable persistence 11.115
# 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 0.005
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 7.300
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.155
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 12.628
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 0.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.072 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:22:07)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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_stable-flatpak/28/artifact/build-artifacts/01:22:07_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 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.280
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.770
And I enable persistence 10.705
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.013
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.047
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.412
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009