Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4414 25 May 2026, 15:31

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 14:48.646 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
1:45.717
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.447
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.784
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.279
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.333
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.876
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 48.633
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.416
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.302
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.477
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.833
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.677
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.192
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.022
And I enable persistence 15.637
And I log in to a new session 10.135
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.155
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.694
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.578
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.087
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 a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.430
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.135
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.264
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.146
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.693
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 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.938
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.274
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.394
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
When I start Synaptic 12.709
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.472
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.955
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.576
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.791
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.262
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.372
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.907
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.449
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.398
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.642
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 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.654
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 8.765
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.967
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.759
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.497
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.612
And I enable persistence 5.619
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 10.744
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.289
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.044
And Tor is ready 13.258
And available upgrades have been checked 1.134
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.002
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 17.427
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.792
And I enable persistence 5.517
# 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 11.035
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.529
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.074
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.629
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.146
And I enable persistence 6.238
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 10.283
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.757
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.052
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007