Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4411 22 May 2026, 12:37

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 15:24.623 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
1:50.390
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.010
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.096
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.293
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.311
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.526
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.163
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.633
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.091
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.659
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.681
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.305
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.839
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.969
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.433
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.602
And I enable persistence 18.137
And I log in to a new session 12.892
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.455
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.757
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.687
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.380
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.977
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 0.161
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.321
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.944
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.300
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.181
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.410
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.093
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.281
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.430
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.718
When I start Synaptic 12.358
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.429
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.824
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.455
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.716
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.315
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.371
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.936
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.395
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:53.776
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.621
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 9.391
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.991
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.707
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.217
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.199
And I enable persistence 7.163
# 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 10.418
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.246
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 13.014
And available upgrades have been checked 1.109
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.018
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.585
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.980
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.768
And I enable persistence 6.874
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 12.001
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.286
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 17.684
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.079
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.434
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.243
And I enable persistence 5.890
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 11.300
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.635
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.131
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011