Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4428 03 Jun 2026, 11:28

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 14:11.963 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
1:44.398
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.937
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.624
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.355
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.931
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.390
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.947
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
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 45.537
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.440
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.218
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.076
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.418
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.717
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.987
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.431
And I enable persistence 15.345
And I log in to a new session 9.292
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.171
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.645
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.570
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.376
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 a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.927
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.900
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.273
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.157
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.800
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.892
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.434
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.534
When I start Synaptic 12.425
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.135
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.137
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.469
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.609
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.404
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.625
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.624
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.112
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.787
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.433
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.366
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.521
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.038
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 8.486
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.753
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.539
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.810
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.816
And I enable persistence 5.575
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 9.906
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 11.572
And available upgrades have been checked 2.140
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.413
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.522
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.341
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.481
And I enable persistence 5.244
# 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
And I log in to a new session 10.302
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.760
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.919
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.852
And I enable persistence 5.448
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 10.083
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.645
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.705
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006