Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4392 12 May 2026, 13:23

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 15:9.117 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
1:47.903
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.853
And I update APT using apt 6.497
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.305
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.959
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.728
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.932
And I update APT using apt 6.695
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.867
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.846
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.132
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.273
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.660
And I enable persistence 17.001
And I log in to a new session 11.061
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.141
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.984
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.683
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.599
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.231
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.603
And I update APT using apt 5.055
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.276
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.163
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.772
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.442
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.372
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.440
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.572
When I start Synaptic 12.725
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.596
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.737
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.536
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.764
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.770
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.346
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.345
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.080
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:49.071
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.506
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.585
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.000
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.726
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.137
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.784
And I enable persistence 6.608
# 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
# 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 11.959
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.240
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.019
And Tor is ready 13.054
And available upgrades have been checked 1.108
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.459
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.557
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.712
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.194
And I enable persistence 6.498
# 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
And I log in to a new session 11.772
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.197
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 17.490
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.739
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.182
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.215
And I enable persistence 6.787
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 9.861
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.800
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.416
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007