Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4435 07 Jun 2026, 07:55

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 15:36.609 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
1:52.267
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 1:22.557
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.540
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.282
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.529
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.358
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.300
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 54.460
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.309
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.317
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.108
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.198
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.810
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.246
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.455
And I enable persistence 19.433
And I log in to a new session 12.911
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.527
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.747
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.283
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 0.133
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.370
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.108
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.268
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.342
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.146
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.811
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.790
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.192
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.498
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.538
When I start Synaptic 12.382
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.548
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.217
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.519
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.668
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.657
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.750
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.201
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.849
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.211
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.441
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.437
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:56.792
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.591
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 9.269
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.840
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.672
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.268
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.329
And I enable persistence 6.840
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 11.178
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.210
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.924
And available upgrades have been checked 2.217
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.564
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.598
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.773
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.397
And I enable persistence 6.837
# 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 12.390
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.049
And Tor is ready 18.198
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.063
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.833
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.153
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.049
And I enable persistence 7.666
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 11.151
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.796
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.930
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.454
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006