Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4397 15 May 2026, 11:11

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 15:26.246 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
1:48.935
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 1:21.313
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.452
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.337
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.562
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 11.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.950
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.084
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.869
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.270
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.483
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.791
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.815
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.225
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.350
And I enable persistence 17.539
And I log in to a new session 12.588
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.170
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.755
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.779
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:31.097
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 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.347
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.110
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.310
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.194
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.559
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.162
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.886
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.195
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.450
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.486
When I start Synaptic 12.363
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.486
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.150
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.540
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.640
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.419
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.643
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.240
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.838
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.439
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:58.130
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.991
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.537
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.912
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.651
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.432
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.215
And I enable persistence 7.076
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.074
And I log in to a new session 11.907
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.323
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.072
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.217
And Tor is ready 13.820
And available upgrades have been checked 1.136
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.184
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.613
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.814
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.759
And I enable persistence 6.762
# 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 13.032
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 18.035
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.074
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.573
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.121
And I enable persistence 7.137
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047
And I log in to a new session 11.396
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.725
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.997
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.030