Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4417 27 May 2026, 11:22

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 15:32.740 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
1:50.512
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.452
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.077
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.374
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.605
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.507
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.541
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.557
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.332
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.607
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.607
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.741
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.352
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.120
And I enable persistence 18.116
And I log in to a new session 12.497
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.179
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.805
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.913
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.606
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.623
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 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.508
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.522
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.280
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.183
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.674
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 a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.784
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.626
When I start Synaptic 12.675
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.615
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.742
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.681
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.563
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.733
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.423
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.228
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.851
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.196
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.479
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:59.862
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:26.133
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 8.913
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.906
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.907
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.579
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.900
And I enable persistence 7.142
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.088
And I log in to a new session 12.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.272
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.872
And available upgrades have been checked 2.166
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.552
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.655
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.169
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.650
And I enable persistence 6.789
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 10.598
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.211
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 17.860
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.168
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.560
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.019
Given a computer 0.177
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.830
And I enable persistence 7.037
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 10.890
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.052
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.968
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008