Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4408 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 14:47.395 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
1:46.634
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
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 1:19.502
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.765
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.392
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.673
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.788
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 46.700
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.926
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.274
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.728
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.644
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.141
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.037
And I enable persistence 17.312
And I log in to a new session 11.842
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.701
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.716
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.976
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.834
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.215
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.072
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.280
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.939
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.996
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.054
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.426
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.553
When I start Synaptic 12.613
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.580
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.469
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.455
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.751
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.481
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.643
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.288
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.088
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.843
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.431
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.419
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.914
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.016
Given a computer 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.641
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.889
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.842
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.944
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.039
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.101
And I enable persistence 6.674
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 10.275
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.527
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 13.623
And available upgrades have been checked 2.160
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.450
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.546
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.535
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.113
And I enable persistence 6.445
# 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 10.868
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.538
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.227
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 a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.634
And I enable persistence 5.821
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 9.967
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 5.960
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020