Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4424 01 Jun 2026, 11:04

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 14:7.611 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
1:44.803
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 1:18.901
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.750
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.289
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.303
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.421
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.096
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 44.688
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.640
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.264
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.124
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.636
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.615
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.935
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.894
And I enable persistence 15.408
And I log in to a new session 9.375
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.143
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.707
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.553
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.129
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.138
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.484
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.238
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.991
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 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.294
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.453
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
When I start Synaptic 11.974
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.345
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.617
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.464
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.405
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.672
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.212
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.098
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.808
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.453
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.007
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.820
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 8.338
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.741
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.626
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.935
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.034
And I enable persistence 5.717
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.211
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.184
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.459
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 0.389
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.501
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.009
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.854
And I enable persistence 5.267
# 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 11.708
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.560
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.582
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.636
And I enable persistence 6.075
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 10.032
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.725
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.918
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009