Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4403 19 May 2026, 14:37

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 15:47.977 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
1:55.070
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:26.458
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.069
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.362
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.545
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.825
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
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 53.514
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.693
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.497
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.424
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 21.193
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.044
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.362
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 43.389
And I enable persistence 18.591
And I log in to a new session 12.248
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.160
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.769
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.802
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.565
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.093
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.978
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.577
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.261
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.551
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.451
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.974
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.495
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.623
When I start Synaptic 12.316
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.720
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.716
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.445
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.429
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.982
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.790
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.341
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.891
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.222
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.503
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.878
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:59.665
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 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.898
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 9.114
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.957
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.964
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.130
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.330
And I enable persistence 6.992
# 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 12.608
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 0.055
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 13.329
And available upgrades have been checked 2.186
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 2.562
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.198
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.990
And I enable persistence 6.451
# 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 13.322
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.244
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 19.116
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.770
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.774
And I enable persistence 7.215
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
And I log in to a new session 11.602
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.722
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.239
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008