Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4415 26 May 2026, 11:14

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 14:46.223 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
1:46.362
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.308
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.464
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.313
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.188
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.368
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.296
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.001
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.305
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.313
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.413
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.144
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.694
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.540
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.647
And I enable persistence 15.817
And I log in to a new session 9.766
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.172
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.649
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.675
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.153
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.159
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.978
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.517
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.265
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 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.327
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 a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.582
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.221
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.434
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
When I start Synaptic 12.318
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.515
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.118
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.640
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.453
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.635
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.618
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.398
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.894
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.432
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.463
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:48.049
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.493
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 9.046
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.940
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.700
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.490
And I enable persistence 5.812
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 11.036
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.174
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
# 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 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.832
And available upgrades have been checked 1.101
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.498
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.509
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.987
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.926
And I enable persistence 6.918
# 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 9.885
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.208
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 16.932
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.028
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.545
And I enable persistence 5.959
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.096
And I log in to a new session 10.359
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.673
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.227
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.780
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007