Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4401 18 May 2026, 11:06

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 14:39.196 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
1:45.491
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.209
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.105
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.385
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.138
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.403
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.899
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 47.849
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.268
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.306
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.369
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.684
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.409
And I enable persistence 16.785
And I log in to a new session 10.267
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.142
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.631
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.597
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.599
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.268
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.655
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.301
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.218
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.730
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 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.316
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.426
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.572
When I start Synaptic 12.149
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.754
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.331
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.657
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.196
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.491
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.360
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.199
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.832
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.423
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.462
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.533
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.446
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 9.079
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.933
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.702
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.006
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.605
And I enable persistence 6.168
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 9.725
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.208
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.067
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 11.739
And available upgrades have been checked 2.142
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.494
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.644
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.256
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.534
And I enable persistence 5.326
# 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
And I log in to a new session 10.371
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.641
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 15.046
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.942
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.056
And I enable persistence 5.602
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 11.149
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.135
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.391
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006