Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 5730 23 Jun 2025, 11:42

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 60 2 17 0 0 79 3 2 5 39:25.835 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
9:21.199
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:44.843
And I update APT using apt 27.774
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 41.960
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 11.184
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 54.060
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.193
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.002
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:41.019
And I enable persistence 57.390
And I log in to a new session 1:6.027
And the Additional Software installation service has started 1:1.313
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 9.727
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.445
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 40.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.185
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:14.909
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 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.006
Steps
Given a computer 0.233
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 2:14.675
cannot 
cannot find TailsGreeterAdminPasswordDialog.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:548:in `/^I set an administration password$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:294:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 5.651 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:41:16)
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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:41:16_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
6:55.243
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 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.020
Steps
Given a computer 0.536
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 6:3.241
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 36.638
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 1.949
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.830
When I start Synaptic 12.047
cannot 
cannot find GnomeApplicationsMenu.png on the screen (FindFailed)
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:181:in `rescue in wait'
./features/support/helpers/screen.rb:165:in `wait'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:1141:in `/^I start "([^"]+)" via GNOME Activities Overview$/'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:141:in `/^I start Synaptic$/'
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
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 6.303 
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 01:48:17)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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_stable/5730/artifact/build-artifacts/01:48:17_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 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
16:52.855
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.033
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.009
Given a computer 0.214
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 4:27.374
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.451
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 43.265
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 9.736
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 7.243
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.641
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:57.144
And I enable persistence 22.062
# 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 0.039
# 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 0.089
And I log in to a new session 1:3.498
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 1:5.326
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 1.285
# 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 1.718
And the network is plugged 1.535
And Tor is ready 39.262
And available upgrades have been checked 1.548
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 6.142
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.809
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:58.984
And I enable persistence 23.866
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 59.955
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 1:2.401
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.072
And the network is plugged 0.115
And Tor is ready 1:10.438
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.911
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 2.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
4:1.627
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:507 0.009
Given a computer 0.274
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:42.128
And I enable persistence 27.879
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.621
# 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 0.776
And I log in to a new session 1:18.543
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 16.995
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 13.373
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 1.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:515 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:330 2.857
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010