Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4407 21 May 2026, 11:24

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 15:9.298 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
1:51.086
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.475
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.518
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.336
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.509
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.414
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.059
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.794
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.072
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.180
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.800
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.925
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.903
And I enable persistence 15.843
And I log in to a new session 11.864
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.184
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.694
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.699
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:32.214
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.893
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.593
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.323
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.254
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.644
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.681
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.943
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.584
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.653
When I start Synaptic 12.706
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.642
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.037
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.634
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.207
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.939
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.335
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.509
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.000
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.165
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.394
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.744
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given a computer 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.141
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 9.384
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.860
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.691
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.486
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.863
And I enable persistence 7.197
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 11.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.222
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 13.468
And available upgrades have been checked 1.106
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.075
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.748
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.447
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.437
And I enable persistence 6.513
# 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 9.824
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.220
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 17.540
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.156
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.008
And I enable persistence 6.545
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 11.789
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.687
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.959
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008