Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21170-upgrade-trixie-13.5 2 18 May 2026, 16:56

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 83 0 0 0 0 83 6 0 6 14:40.704 Passed
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
1:45.553
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.870
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.018
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.427
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.319
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.879
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.482
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.501
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.341
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.104
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.174
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.641
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.671
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.726
And I enable persistence 16.634
And I log in to a new session 10.690
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.532
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.630
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.631
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.933
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.030
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.043
Given a computer 0.150
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.391
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.891
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.291
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.152
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.304
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.552
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.261
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.459
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.557
When I start Synaptic 12.166
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.590
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.715
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.661
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.407
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.612
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.241
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.272
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.916
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.191
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.412
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.552
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.788
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.688
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.798
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.063
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.761
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.235
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.406
And I enable persistence 7.410
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 11.455
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.631
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 0.094
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 11.805
And available upgrades have been checked 2.140
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.495
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.576
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.330
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.601
And I enable persistence 6.285
# 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 0.005
And I log in to a new session 11.210
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.214
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.073
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 17.147
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.068
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.245
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.236
And I enable persistence 6.596
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 10.010
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.695
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.491
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007