Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4381 07 May 2026, 11:02

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 14:0.787 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
1:41.227
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 1:16.631
And I update APT using apt 5.867
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.287
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.881
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.711
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.238
And I update APT using apt 5.491
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.315
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.425
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.059
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.048
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.036
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.334
And I enable persistence 13.934
And I log in to a new session 9.275
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.149
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.608
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.672
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.500
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.756
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.573
And I update APT using apt 4.590
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.317
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.164
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.528
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.862
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.167
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.626
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
When I start Synaptic 12.217
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.341
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.314
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.686
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.421
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.573
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.264
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.970
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.758
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.440
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.127
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 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.368
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.016
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.286
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.609
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.976
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.045
And I enable persistence 6.477
# 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 0.072
And I log in to a new session 10.598
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.188
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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.390
And available upgrades have been checked 1.094
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.494
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.495
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.762
And I enable persistence 6.219
# 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 9.778
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.211
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.056
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.434
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.200
And I enable persistence 5.959
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 9.891
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.565
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.659
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006