Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6750 16 Oct 2026, 11:26

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 71 1 11 0 0 83 5 1 6 13:9.165 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 @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
2:9.758
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.477
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.025
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.502
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.916
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.836
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.087
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.241
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.231
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.382
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.638
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.346
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.471
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.933
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.125
And I enable persistence 17.456
And I log in to a new session 7.001
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.596
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.433
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.768
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.945
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.124
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.434
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.136
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.460
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.026
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.456
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.407
When I start Synaptic 11.235
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.830
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.492
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.284
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.476
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.462
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.117
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.079
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.683
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.453
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
2:37.241
Scenario Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Steps
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.521
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.707
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.930
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.486
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.524
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.704
And I enable persistence 10.426
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 6.727
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 12.350
And available upgrades have been checked 0.051
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.744
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 0.663
The 
The Dogtail init script raised: Error: atspi_error: Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" could not be processed as object /org/a11y/atspi/accessible/918 does not exist
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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:34:in `click_gnome_shell_notification_button'
./features/step_definitions/additional_software_packages.rb:160:in `/^I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:103:in `And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification'
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 installed 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
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 5.367 
SCENARIO FAILED: 'Recovering in offline mode after Additional Software previously failed to upgrade and then succeed to upgrade when online' (at time 01:05:08)
Boot log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_var_log_boot.log
Content of /run/live-additional-software/log: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.file_content_run_live-additional-software_log
Output of ls -la --full-time /live/persistence/tailsdata_unlocked: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_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.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.png
Video: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.mkv
Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.net/job/test_Tails_ISO_stable/6750/artifact/build-artifacts/01:05:08_Recovering_in_offline_mode_after_Additional_Software_previously_failed_to_upgrade_and_then_succeed_to_upgrade_when_online.journal
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.848
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.975
And I enable persistence 10.505
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 6.947
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.676
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.589
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005