Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4431 04 Jun 2026, 15:57

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 14:44.042 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
1:47.421
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 1:20.317
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.584
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.462
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.877
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.179
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.445
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.417
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
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 51.315
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.436
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.286
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.053
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.627
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.713
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.242
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.216
And I enable persistence 15.656
And I log in to a new session 10.797
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.492
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.698
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.758
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.206
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.137
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.754
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.736
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.295
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.208
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.780
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.528
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.450
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.589
When I start Synaptic 12.992
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.565
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.343
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.622
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.684
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.466
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.683
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.271
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.707
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.043
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.216
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.526
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.493
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.281
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.005
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 8.788
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.953
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.036
And I enable persistence 6.491
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 11.236
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 0.046
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.838
And available upgrades have been checked 1.108
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.982
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.550
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.534
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.051
And I enable persistence 6.832
# 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 10.712
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.517
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 17.279
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.934
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.409
And I enable persistence 6.567
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 10.767
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.784
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.257
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008