Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4382 08 May 2026, 10:55

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 14:10.045 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
1:42.921
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.564
And I update APT using apt 6.014
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.756
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.765
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 45.663
And I update APT using apt 5.228
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.304
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.001
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.745
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.932
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.039
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.243
And I enable persistence 14.557
And I log in to a new session 9.582
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.159
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.568
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.629
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.916
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.225
And I update APT using apt 4.201
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.223
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.153
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.940
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.970
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.326
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.661
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.513
When I start Synaptic 12.186
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.386
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.792
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.415
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.681
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.521
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.099
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.727
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.210
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.441
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.651
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.632
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.510
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.654
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.307
And I enable persistence 5.789
# 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 9.366
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 13.189
And available upgrades have been checked 1.109
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.446
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.508
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.447
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.857
And I enable persistence 6.664
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 9.869
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.184
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 14.826
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.818
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.130
And I enable persistence 6.527
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 9.756
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.959
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.944
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.419
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006