Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4377 05 May 2026, 13:58

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 15:35.274 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
1:54.098
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:25.167
And I update APT using apt 7.724
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.283
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.566
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.356
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.739
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.648
And I update APT using apt 6.761
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.349
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.728
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.815
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.163
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.912
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.473
And I enable persistence 16.066
And I log in to a new session 11.885
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.159
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.719
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.890
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.165
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 9.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.730
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.139
And I update APT using apt 4.873
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.289
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.278
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.768
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 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.209
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.306
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.484
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.624
When I start Synaptic 12.437
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.808
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.509
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.490
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.670
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.796
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.451
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.270
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.858
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.483
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:2.147
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.508
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.156
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.818
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.695
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.348
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.138
And I enable persistence 7.264
# 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 0.064
And I log in to a new session 13.027
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 12.444
And available upgrades have been checked 2.181
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.467
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.542
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.318
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.216
And I enable persistence 7.257
# 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 0.012
And I log in to a new session 11.255
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.233
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 18.550
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.099
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.790
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.749
And I enable persistence 6.950
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 11.747
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.790
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.382
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013