Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4400 17 May 2026, 11:09

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 14:9.777 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
1:43.186
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 1:18.222
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.049
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.332
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.531
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.152
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.348
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 46.113
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.328
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.349
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.149
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.855
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.680
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.146
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.945
And I enable persistence 15.412
And I log in to a new session 10.584
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.405
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.589
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.678
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 5.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.765
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.263
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.026
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.235
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.138
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.844
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.211
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.654
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.627
When I start Synaptic 12.161
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.436
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.627
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.393
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.630
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.522
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.294
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.807
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.423
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.271
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.525
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 8.129
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.717
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.634
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.953
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.523
And I enable persistence 5.626
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 9.288
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.247
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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.667
And available upgrades have been checked 1.150
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.530
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.520
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.311
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.585
And I enable persistence 6.456
# 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 9.659
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.141
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.361
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.410
And I enable persistence 6.543
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 9.265
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.681
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.292
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008