Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21573-tor-0.4.9.8 1 08 May 2026, 10:04

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 14:20.946 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
1:40.686
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.201
And I update APT using apt 5.853
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.235
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.872
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.012
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.219
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.715
And I update APT using apt 5.692
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.237
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.146
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.188
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.957
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.513
And I enable persistence 15.072
And I log in to a new session 9.660
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.424
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.677
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.539
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.254
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.022
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.265
And I update APT using apt 4.441
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.242
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.176
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.754
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.683
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.179
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.687
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
When I start Synaptic 12.459
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.491
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.142
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.449
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.592
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.189
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.178
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.800
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.175
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.438
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.357
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.051
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.843
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.742
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.658
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.921
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.601
And I enable persistence 6.225
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.610
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.219
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 13.043
And available upgrades have been checked 2.161
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.424
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.192
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.216
And I enable persistence 6.141
# 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
And I log in to a new session 9.104
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.201
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.112
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.667
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.979
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.465
And I enable persistence 5.405
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 9.979
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 6.795
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.866
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007