Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4394 13 May 2026, 11:07

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 14:14.591 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
1:46.508
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.584
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.097
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.351
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.368
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.104
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.008
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.065
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.214
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.287
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.514
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.379
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.646
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.143
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.141
And I enable persistence 15.292
And I log in to a new session 9.926
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.141
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.607
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.631
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.124
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.014
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.239
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.318
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.292
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.157
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.953
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.238
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.006
Given a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.959
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.167
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.601
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.467
When I start Synaptic 12.146
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.434
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.608
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.199
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.464
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.670
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.201
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.077
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.815
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.429
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.774
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.322
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.735
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.621
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.993
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.400
And I enable persistence 5.451
# 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
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 9.982
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.534
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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 13.156
And available upgrades have been checked 2.151
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.542
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 8.182
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.069
And I enable persistence 5.467
# 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 11.635
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 15.834
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.667
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.841
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.080
And I enable persistence 6.379
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 10.553
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.072
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.236
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007