Cucumber Reports (no 6164) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	6164	24 Feb 2026, 11:55

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	77	1	1	0	0	79	4	1	5	17:11.967	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

3:18.813

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 0.003

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.943

And I update APT using apt 7.662

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.335

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.374

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 26.778

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.572

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.860

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 44.679

And I enable persistence 20.363

And I log in to a new session 13.707

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.271

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.290

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.823

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.148

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 13.527

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 2.105

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

1:42.133

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.012

Steps

Given a computer 0.182

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:24.732

And I update APT using apt 6.263

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.580

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.307

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 13.485

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.300

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.027

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:30.736

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.009

Steps

Given a computer 0.217

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:55.991

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.374

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.661

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.718

When I start Synaptic 15.156

And I update APT using Synaptic 22.299

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 12.904

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.659

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.865

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.269

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 5.081

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.830

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.212

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 4.531

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.134

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.237

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.863

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.726

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.779

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.002

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

7:22.461

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 0.005

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.174

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.563

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 9.742

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.508

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.795

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.539

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 43.747

And I enable persistence 9.238

# 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

# 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 0.062

And I log in to a new session 17.544

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.236

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060

# 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 0.075

And the network is plugged 0.055

And Tor is ready 15.410

And available upgrades have been checked 0.069

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 3.290

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.911

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:2.519

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 43.823

And I enable persistence 9.692

# 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 0.049

And I log in to a new session 12.595

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.237

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050

And the network is plugged 0.047

And Tor is ready 19.191

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.103

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.082

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.730

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.537

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.030

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:17.822

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 0.006

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.197

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 44.439

And I enable persistence 8.941

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 0.068

And I log in to a new session 11.555

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.998

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.571

The

The Dogtail init script raised: SearchError: descendant of [notification | ]: 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:33:in `click_gnome_shell_notification_button'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:160: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:527 0.022

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.947

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:18:24)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_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_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_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_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_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_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_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_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_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_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.cmd_output_mount

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6164/artifact/build-artifacts/01:18:24_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

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	77	1	1	0	0	79	4	1	5	17:11.967	Failed

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