Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21711-tor-browser-140.14.0esr 1 13 Aug 2026, 18:11

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 14:52.197 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
1:44.257
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.598
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.556
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.496
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.724
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:0.488
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.003
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.167
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.047
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.417
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.695
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.452
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.481
And I enable persistence 22.080
And I log in to a new session 7.655
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.108
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.466
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.567
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.729
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.154
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.573
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.588
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.163
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.204
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.399
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.054
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.459
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.459
When I start Synaptic 11.808
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.270
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.063
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.488
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.625
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.605
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.516
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.229
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.803
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.531
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.086
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.553
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.502
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.775
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.164
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.098
And I enable persistence 12.147
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.071
And I log in to a new session 8.713
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.218
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.036
And Tor is ready 12.232
And available upgrades have been checked 0.065
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.427
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.628
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.640
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.384
And I enable persistence 13.701
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 9.035
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.460
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.999
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.248
And I enable persistence 12.324
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 8.433
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.568
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.990
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005