Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4418 27 May 2026, 13:05

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 15:49.545 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
1:52.759
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.998
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.005
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.370
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.687
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.562
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.239
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.724
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.898
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.328
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.748
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.977
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.814
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.195
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.575
And I enable persistence 18.077
And I log in to a new session 11.865
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.518
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.698
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.714
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:32.918
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 0.110
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:18.838
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.443
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.306
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.158
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 10.178
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:9.931
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.015
Given a computer 0.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.646
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.462
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.933
When I start Synaptic 12.618
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.803
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.161
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.431
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.798
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.215
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.458
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.804
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.381
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.566
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.999
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.457
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:5.264
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.008
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.658
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 9.635
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.837
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.835
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.589
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.018
And I enable persistence 8.072
# 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 0.006
# 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 11.892
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 13.810
And available upgrades have been checked 1.186
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.522
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.610
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.290
And I enable persistence 7.010
# 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
And I log in to a new session 13.231
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.210
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 19.009
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.080
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.014
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.431
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 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.625
And I enable persistence 6.724
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
And I log in to a new session 10.606
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.782
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.495
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006