Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4432 04 Jun 2026, 16:14

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 14:55.933 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
1:46.025
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 1:19.214
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.408
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.023
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.676
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.197
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.775
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.319
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.808
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.355
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.642
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.285
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.895
And I enable persistence 15.721
And I log in to a new session 10.025
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.210
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.647
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.653
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.994
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.153
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.191
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.289
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.234
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.609
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.768
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.493
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.230
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.523
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.704
When I start Synaptic 12.379
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.505
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.356
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.516
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.434
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.767
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.594
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.388
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.875
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.411
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.345
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:49.058
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.308
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.560
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.785
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.644
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.794
And I enable persistence 7.043
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.076
And I log in to a new session 10.764
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.233
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.102
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 13.065
And available upgrades have been checked 1.176
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.973
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.577
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.003
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.374
And I enable persistence 6.772
# 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 9.869
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.230
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.074
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 17.215
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.410
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.208
And I enable persistence 6.619
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 10.516
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.706
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.208
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.802
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006