Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4395 14 May 2026, 11:10

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 14:31.278 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
1:44.172
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 1:18.652
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.824
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.276
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.890
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.528
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.284
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.060
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.500
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.271
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.443
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.886
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.655
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.000
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.339
And I enable persistence 16.473
And I log in to a new session 9.696
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.594
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.629
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.630
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.895
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 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.658
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.670
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 2.170
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.373
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.470
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.233
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.403
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.535
When I start Synaptic 12.213
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.357
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.975
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.466
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.678
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.286
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.195
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.963
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.218
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.451
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.453
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.304
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 9.044
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.744
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.733
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.035
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.861
And I enable persistence 6.503
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 10.421
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.200
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 13.223
And available upgrades have been checked 2.148
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.466
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.518
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.432
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.876
And I enable persistence 5.482
# 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 10.201
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 17.668
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.098
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.895
And I enable persistence 6.460
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 10.822
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.706
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.041
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008