Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4416 26 May 2026, 21:04

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 15:43.658 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
1:54.639
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
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 1:24.723
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.144
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.414
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.526
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.313
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 52.441
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.462
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.326
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 5.246
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 20.002
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.655
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.436
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.247
And I enable persistence 16.550
And I log in to a new session 13.052
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.159
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.792
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.784
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.968
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.008
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.272
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.805
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.474
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.282
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.964
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.884
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.158
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.009
Given a computer 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.367
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.247
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.523
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.623
When I start Synaptic 12.650
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.911
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.334
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.496
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.779
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.175
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.498
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.985
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.725
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.434
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.888
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.269
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.534
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:59.758
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.117
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 9.307
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.887
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.640
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.640
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.276
And I enable persistence 6.756
# 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
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 12.331
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.250
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.070
# 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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 13.729
And available upgrades have been checked 1.115
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.961
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.973
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.361
And I enable persistence 7.916
# 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 0.020
And I log in to a new session 11.996
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.248
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.080
And the network is plugged 0.079
And Tor is ready 17.958
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.092
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.820
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.045
And I enable persistence 6.948
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.055
And I log in to a new session 12.292
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.845
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.504
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.085