Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4399 16 May 2026, 11:00

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 14:1.934 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
1:40.643
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.576
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.338
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.250
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.392
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.544
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 46.871
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.840
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.222
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.777
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.996
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.622
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.788
And I enable persistence 14.377
And I log in to a new session 9.560
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.163
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.618
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.540
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.180
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.164
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.141
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.525
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.221
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.160
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.935
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.667
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.165
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.564
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.444
When I start Synaptic 12.194
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.282
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.181
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.439
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.465
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.176
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.949
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.826
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.444
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.305
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.609
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 8.493
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.644
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.543
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.845
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.144
And I enable persistence 5.576
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 9.706
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.212
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 0.013
And Tor is ready 11.481
And available upgrades have been checked 2.175
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.415
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.484
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.157
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.037
And I enable persistence 5.592
# 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 9.813
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 15.784
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.340
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.193
And I enable persistence 5.839
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 9.728
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.605
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.809
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006