Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4430 04 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 14:10.210 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
1:44.101
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.706
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.125
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.282
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.899
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.959
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.515
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.456
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.290
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.511
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.124
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.657
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.036
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.092
And I enable persistence 14.746
And I log in to a new session 10.057
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.157
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.637
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.572
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.622
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.599
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.450
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.259
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 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.996
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.599
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.395
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.593
When I start Synaptic 12.274
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.442
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.630
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.423
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.613
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.434
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.515
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.126
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.839
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.248
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.435
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.112
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.172
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 8.503
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.619
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.853
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.947
And I enable persistence 6.381
# 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
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 9.183
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 0.042
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.333
And available upgrades have been checked 1.088
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.445
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.519
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.401
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.356
And I enable persistence 5.532
# 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 9.792
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.219
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 16.577
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.626
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.417
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.241
And I enable persistence 6.328
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 9.325
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.607
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.769
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006