Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4420 28 May 2026, 11:16

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 14:47.788 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
1:46.947
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 1:20.192
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.431
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.321
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.970
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.762
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 49.347
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.547
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.249
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.938
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.118
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.836
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.671
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.656
And I enable persistence 16.000
And I log in to a new session 10.424
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.453
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.680
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.708
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.942
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 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.604
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.750
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.279
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.174
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.730
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 a computer 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.689
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.237
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.427
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.549
When I start Synaptic 12.260
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.458
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.927
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.428
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.675
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.204
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.721
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.230
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.444
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.887
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.421
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.529
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.214
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.239
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 8.778
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.910
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.709
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.775
And I enable persistence 6.937
# 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 0.072
And I log in to a new session 11.367
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.169
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.069
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 11.798
And available upgrades have been checked 2.185
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.484
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.577
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.928
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.201
And I enable persistence 6.377
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 10.964
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.252
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 16.980
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.191
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 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.210
And I enable persistence 7.180
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.079
And I log in to a new session 10.699
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.643
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.257
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005