Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4404 19 May 2026, 18:45

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 14:33.843 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
1:44.597
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 1:18.026
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.622
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.003
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.837
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.421
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.548
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.264
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.463
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.938
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.718
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.367
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.385
And I enable persistence 15.349
And I log in to a new session 10.503
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.509
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.595
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.659
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.210
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 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.950
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.605
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.306
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.216
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.309
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 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.496
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.404
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.655
When I start Synaptic 12.207
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.539
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.014
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.527
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.466
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.190
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.180
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.919
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.420
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.799
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 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.735
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.854
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.672
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.733
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.061
And I enable persistence 5.530
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 10.455
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.196
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.018
And Tor is ready 11.540
And available upgrades have been checked 2.152
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.451
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.507
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.214
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.876
And I enable persistence 6.698
# 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 9.824
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.568
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 15.199
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.082
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.090
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.574
And I enable persistence 6.552
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 10.601
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.998
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.875
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.387
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006