Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4398 15 May 2026, 11:49

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 13:58.454 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
1:40.688
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 1:15.919
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.816
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.234
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.600
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.368
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.123
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 46.985
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.268
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.316
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.484
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.535
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.698
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.394
And I enable persistence 13.837
And I log in to a new session 10.112
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.101
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.638
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.580
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.129
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 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.714
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.933
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.222
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.144
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.463
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.191
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.243
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.593
When I start Synaptic 11.926
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.087
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.699
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.576
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.411
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.586
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.240
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.996
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.767
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.425
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.428
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.878
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.385
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.914
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 8.535
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.787
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.903
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.451
And I enable persistence 5.412
# 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
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 9.734
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.776
And available upgrades have been checked 1.107
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 2.502
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.972
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.203
And I enable persistence 5.781
# 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 10.212
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.476
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 15.953
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.606
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.664
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.950
And I enable persistence 5.424
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 8.666
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.649
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.836
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.024