Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4372 03 May 2026, 10:53

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 14:11.383 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
1:45.249
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.919
And I update APT using apt 6.062
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.088
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.317
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 45.809
And I update APT using apt 5.293
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.314
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.043
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.106
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.154
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.764
And I enable persistence 14.003
And I log in to a new session 9.983
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.158
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.598
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.488
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.801
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.696
And I update APT using apt 4.609
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.238
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.145
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.630
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 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.223
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.639
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.591
When I start Synaptic 12.450
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.417
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.634
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.412
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.588
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.394
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.598
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.202
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.216
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.806
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.407
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.869
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 a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.146
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 8.280
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.787
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.583
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.008
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.870
And I enable persistence 6.216
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 9.861
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.459
And available upgrades have been checked 1.086
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.442
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.584
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.203
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.418
And I enable persistence 5.457
# 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 10.368
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.335
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.035
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.857
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.515
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.535
And I enable persistence 6.317
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 9.963
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.624
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.936
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.683
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006