Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4433 05 Jun 2026, 11:10

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 14:0.839 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
1:41.988
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.114
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.092
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.029
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.474
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.020
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.694
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.425
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.227
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.961
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.632
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.668
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.629
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.876
And I enable persistence 15.657
And I log in to a new session 9.285
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.646
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.537
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.552
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.013
Given a computer 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.452
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.450
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.345
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.178
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.223
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.008
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.365
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.755
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.510
When I start Synaptic 12.265
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.371
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.122
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.433
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.447
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.650
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.211
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.005
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.797
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.443
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.367
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.388
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.986
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.397
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.639
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.025
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.370
And I enable persistence 5.202
# 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 0.004
# 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 9.306
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.220
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.479
And available upgrades have been checked 2.118
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.463
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 22.183
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.427
And I enable persistence 5.194
# 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 9.863
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.223
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.012
And Tor is ready 15.764
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.211
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.694
And I enable persistence 5.213
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 9.659
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.588
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.899
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006