Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4396 14 May 2026, 20:07

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 14:12.054 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
1:43.582
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
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 1:18.012
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.940
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.408
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.948
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 46.965
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.670
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.249
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.950
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.335
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.688
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.128
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.832
And I enable persistence 13.779
And I log in to a new session 9.923
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.138
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.604
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.579
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.668
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.209
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.112
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.512
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.249
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.241
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.559
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.860
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.471
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.169
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.426
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.542
When I start Synaptic 12.115
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.431
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.518
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.595
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.658
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.481
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.566
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.140
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.837
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.193
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.417
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.460
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.986
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.253
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.546
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.126
And I enable persistence 5.948
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 9.439
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.227
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.681
And available upgrades have been checked 3.306
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.430
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.577
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.485
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.143
And I enable persistence 6.725
# 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 10.496
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 16.756
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.993
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.464
And I enable persistence 6.408
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 9.430
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.583
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.938
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006