Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4423 31 May 2026, 11:05

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 14:3.190 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
1:43.753
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.269
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.055
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.306
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.546
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.742
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 47.212
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.557
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.909
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.266
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.657
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.122
And I enable persistence 14.449
And I log in to a new session 9.723
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.160
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.592
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.602
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.333
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.990
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.629
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.369
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.472
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.318
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.196
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.616
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.464
When I start Synaptic 12.632
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.367
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.447
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.609
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.474
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.609
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.272
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.936
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.829
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.446
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.419
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.279
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.191
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 8.263
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.617
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.582
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.634
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.382
And I enable persistence 5.318
# 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 9.582
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.217
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.395
And available upgrades have been checked 1.086
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.976
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.492
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.038
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.627
And I enable persistence 5.429
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 10.410
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.209
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 17.432
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.609
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.843
And I enable persistence 6.314
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 9.873
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.620
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.798
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005