Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4421 29 May 2026, 11:17

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 14:59.121 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
1:49.488
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.276
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.422
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.814
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.480
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 50.683
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.618
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.396
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.110
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.865
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.500
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.913
And I enable persistence 16.702
And I log in to a new session 9.910
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.135
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.621
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.608
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.532
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.790
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.364
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.172
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.479
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 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.931
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.369
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.440
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.510
When I start Synaptic 12.575
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.521
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.465
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.464
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.645
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.485
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.619
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.924
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.220
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.785
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.200
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.442
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.589
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 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.144
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.041
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.954
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.618
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.661
And I enable persistence 6.817
# 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
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 10.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.236
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 13.570
And available upgrades have been checked 2.163
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.535
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.592
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.555
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.482
And I enable persistence 6.725
# 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 10.354
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.334
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.062
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.210
And I enable persistence 6.619
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047
And I log in to a new session 10.865
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.675
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.518
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015