Cucumber Reports (no 15) - Feature: Additional software

Project	Number	Date
test_Tails_ISO_tca-misc-improvements	15	22 Apr 2025, 19:07

	Steps	Scenarios	Features
Additional software	75	1	3	0	0	79	4	1	5	1:4:55.881	Failed

Feature Additional software

As a Tails user I may want to install softwares not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

9:39.401

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:511 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 59.490

And I update APT using apt 4:16.121

And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 23.228

Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 7.498

When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 26.074

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.020

When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.688

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:6.788

And I enable persistence 29.301

And I log in to a new session 47.697

And the Additional Software installation service has started 41.076

Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 3.239

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.913

And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.261

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 15.721

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.784

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

36:55.926

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 0.007

Before features/support/hooks.rb:511 0.008

Steps

Given a computer 0.323

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:55.587

And I update APT using apt 35:0.015

execution

execution expired (RemoteShell::Timeout)
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `read'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:56:in `block (3 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:55:in `block (2 levels) in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:42:in `block in communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:37:in `communicate'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:174:in `execute'
./features/support/helpers/remote_shell.rb:185:in `initialize'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `new'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:180:in `force_new_tor_circuit'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:192:in `block in retry_tor'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:222:in `rescue in block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:209:in `block in retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `loop'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:208:in `retry_action'
./features/support/helpers/misc_helpers.rb:196:in `retry_tor'
./features/step_definitions/apt.rb:59:in `/^I update APT using apt$/'
features/additional_software_packages.feature:47:in `And I update APT using apt'

When I install "makepp" using apt 0.000

Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "makepp" and notices the persistence is locked 0.000

And the package "makepp" is installed 0.000

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.048

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 10.816

Output 1

SCENARIO FAILED: 'The Additional Software dpkg hook notices when persistence is locked down while installing a package' (at time 01:47:28)

Screenshot: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_tca-misc-improvements/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:28_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.png

Video: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_tca-misc-improvements/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:28_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.mkv

Systemd journal: https://jenkins.tails.boum.org/job/test_Tails_ISO_tca-misc-improvements/15/artifact/build-artifacts/01:47:28_The_Additional_Software_dpkg_hook_notices_when_persistence_is_locked_down_while_installing_a_package.journal

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow

5:14.978

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:511 0.004

Steps

Given a computer 0.200

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 3:26.037

When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 21.879

And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 0.627

Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.885

When I start Synaptic 24.690

And I update APT using Synaptic 23.175

And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.913

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.406

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.773

When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.236

And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 0.567

Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.807

When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.564

And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 4.526

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.182

When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.206

And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 0.616

Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.679

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.918

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.737

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker

10:46.203

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:511 0.005

Steps

Given a computer 0.205

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:58.389

And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036

When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 26.844

And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 7.707

And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.181

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.593

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:10.239

And I enable persistence 18.245

# 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 0.035

# 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 0.097

And I log in to a new session 41.496

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 42.958

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059

# 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 0.084

And the network is plugged 0.067

And Tor is ready 24.926

And available upgrades have been checked 1.144

And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 4.481

And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.256

And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.135

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:3.380

And I enable persistence 12.364

# 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 0.032

And I log in to a new session 41.471

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 33.368

And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.055

And the network is plugged 0.068

And Tor is ready 53.985

Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.165

And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.120

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 1.906

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 0.778

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031

Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited

2:19.370

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:511 0.006

Steps

Given a computer 0.224

And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 1:2.993

And I enable persistence 11.958

And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.062

# 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 0.091

And I log in to a new session 42.674

Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 14.763

And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.821

And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.779

Hooks

After features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.116

After features/support/hooks.rb:330 1.611

After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013

	Steps						Scenarios			Features
Feature	Passed	Failed	Skipped	Pending	Undefined	Total	Passed	Failed	Total	Duration	Status
Additional software	75	1	3	0	0	79	4	1	5	1:4:55.881	Failed

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