Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_21774-tor-0.4.9.12 1 09 Sep 2026, 17:55

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 14:12.195 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
1:41.401
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 1:17.704
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.830
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.037
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.529
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.595
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.567
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.928
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.583
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.812
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.592
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.127
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.104
And I enable persistence 18.955
And I log in to a new session 9.159
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.124
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.629
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.736
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.110
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.865
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.868
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.552
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.144
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.882
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.122
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.635
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.508
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.470
When I start Synaptic 11.916
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.097
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.943
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.426
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.566
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.490
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.503
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.137
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.164
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.671
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.282
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.802
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.270
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 6.176
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.224
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.617
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.871
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.330
And I enable persistence 11.497
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.609
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.170
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 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.128
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.449
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.659
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.767
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.785
And I enable persistence 12.307
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 8.174
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.088
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.648
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 a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.515
And I enable persistence 15.866
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 7.422
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.318
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.081
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005