Cucumber Reports (no 6295) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable	6295	14 Apr 2026, 12:56

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	59	1	23	0	0	83	5	1	6	13:45.166	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 @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc

1:53.008

Scenario I am warned I can not use Additional Software when I start Tails from a DVD and install a package

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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:25.004

And I update APT using apt 7.583

When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.288

Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.072

And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.060

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.232

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.259

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:2.439

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 0.008

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004

Steps

Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 55.231

And I update APT using apt 6.012

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.271

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.445

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.704

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.217

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.450

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.337

And I enable persistence 16.283

And I log in to a new session 11.646

And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.160

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.850

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.704

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.122

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.570

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.836

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

2:0.106

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 0.004

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.010

Steps

Given a computer 0.062

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:46.146

And I update APT using apt 5.446

When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.253

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.134

And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.659

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.595

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

3:6.448

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 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.088

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.541

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.428

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.567

When I start Synaptic 12.812

And I update APT using Synaptic 21.633

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.905

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.500

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.676

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.168

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.557

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.623

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.304

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.294

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.949

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.513

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.501

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.443

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.964

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

2:28.842

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 0.002

Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002

Steps

Given a computer 0.059

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.595

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.015

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.068

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 6.573

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.724

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.181

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 44.624

Known

Known issue #20282: Error starting GDM with your graphics card (RuntimeError)
./features/step_definitions/common_steps.rb:448: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:85:in `And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged'

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

# 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 0.000

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 started 0.000

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.000

# 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 0.000

And the network is plugged 0.000

And Tor is ready 0.000

And available upgrades have been checked 0.000

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 started 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

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.038

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 5.520

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:00:29)

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/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.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/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_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.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6295/artifact/build-artifacts/01:00:29_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.018

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

1:14.321

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 0.121

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.949

And I enable persistence 6.693

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038

And I log in to a new session 12.856

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.254

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.799

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.606

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.082

After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.228

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.033

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	59	1	23	0	0	83	5	1	6	13:45.166	Failed

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