Cucumber Reports (no 6165) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	6165	24 Feb 2026, 21:12

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	77	1	1	0	0	79	4	1	5	18:8.547	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

3:31.142

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 0.007

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:1.545

And I update APT using apt 6.919

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.372

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.513

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 23.185

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.395

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.209

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 45.933

And I enable persistence 24.365

And I log in to a new session 14.381

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.152

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.069

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.961

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.136

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 13.130

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.263

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:12.780

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 0.184

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:56.568

And I update APT using apt 5.374

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.341

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.236

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.076

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.782

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.315

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.022

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:55.810

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 0.007

Steps

Given a computer 0.191

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:51.407

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.355

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.666

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.649

When I start Synaptic 14.785

And I update APT using Synaptic 56.769

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 12.388

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.609

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.678

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.169

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.600

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.922

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.133

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.929

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.973

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.210

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.711

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.656

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.043

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.645

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

7:16.736

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 0.227

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:48.199

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 8.757

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.011

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

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.433

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.410

And I enable persistence 7.673

# 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 0.019

# 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 0.069

And I log in to a new session 11.687

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.182

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040

# 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 0.064

And the network is plugged 0.059

And Tor is ready 12.511

And available upgrades have been checked 0.078

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.940

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.710

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:7.331

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.891

And I enable persistence 7.519

# 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

And I log in to a new session 12.804

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.183

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043

And the network is plugged 0.067

And Tor is ready 17.968

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.080

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.673

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.758

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.028

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:12.077

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 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.179

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.491

And I enable persistence 7.438

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044

# 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 0.061

And I log in to a new session 10.540

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.849

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 10.472

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 0.044

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.525

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'I am notified when Additional Software fails to install a package' (at time 01:17:33)

Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_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/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_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/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_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/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_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/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_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/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_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/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6165/artifact/build-artifacts/01:17:33_I_am_notified_when_Additional_Software_fails_to_install_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010

	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	18:8.547	Failed

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