Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4412 23 May 2026, 11:02

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 13:59.545 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
1:40.847
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 1:16.136
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.791
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.338
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.401
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
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 45.288
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.207
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.307
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.863
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.395
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.692
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.966
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.966
And I enable persistence 13.703
And I log in to a new session 9.402
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.142
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.694
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.616
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.154
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.154
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 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.840
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.806
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.236
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.157
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.964
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.475
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.197
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.650
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.539
When I start Synaptic 12.063
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.058
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.429
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.637
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.173
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.414
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.184
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.058
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.864
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.416
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.357
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.236
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.459
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 8.663
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.749
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.042
And I enable persistence 5.738
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 8.992
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.233
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.087
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.412
And available upgrades have been checked 1.127
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.010
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.553
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.192
And I enable persistence 6.448
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 9.696
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.535
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.075
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.939
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 a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.736
And I enable persistence 5.606
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 9.697
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.602
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.126
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006