Cucumber Reports (no 6022) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	6022	25 Dec 2025, 11:39

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	61	1	17	0	0	79	4	1	5	13:9.139	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

3:33.371

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:24.075

And I update APT using apt 7.416

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.430

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.139

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 20.252

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.236

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.493

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.430

And I enable persistence 19.247

And I log in to a new session 10.542

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.316

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.836

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.701

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.251

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 11.457

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.369

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:31.003

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:519 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.165

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.159

And I update APT using apt 5.166

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.265

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.171

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 11.626

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.084

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:29.990

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:519 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.167

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:29.822

cannot

cannot find TailsGreeter.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:439:in `/^the computer (?:re)?boots Tails$/'
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:235:in `/^I start Tails from (.+?) drive "(.+?)"( with network unplugged)?( and I login( with persistence enabled)?( with the changed persistence passphrase)?( (?:and|with) an administration password)?)?$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:55:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password'

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 0.000

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.000

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.000

When I start Synaptic 0.000

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:527 0.048

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.583

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 01:03:44)

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/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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

Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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/6022/artifact/build-artifacts/01:03:44_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

5:23.624

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:519 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.161

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:50.342

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.020

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 7.994

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.530

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.876

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.590

And I enable persistence 7.536

# 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 0.022

# 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 11.855

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.732

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045

# 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 0.047

And the network is plugged 0.055

And Tor is ready 12.366

And available upgrades have been checked 0.039

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.964

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.777

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.117

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.716

And I enable persistence 7.394

# 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 0.020

And I log in to a new session 12.175

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.325

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049

And the network is plugged 0.066

And Tor is ready 22.841

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.156

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.447

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.996

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:11.149

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:519 0.004

Steps

Given a computer 0.168

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.171

And I enable persistence 7.485

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047

# 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 0.050

And I log in to a new session 11.435

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.507

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 3.848

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.434

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.112

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.117

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	61	1	17	0	0	79	4	1	5	13:9.139	Failed

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