Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4436 07 Jun 2026, 11:15

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 14:50.818 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
1:48.174
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 1:21.094
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.617
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.384
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.510
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.175
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.104
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.694
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.042
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.235
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.515
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.117
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.592
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.178
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.331
And I enable persistence 15.668
And I log in to a new session 10.044
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.672
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.710
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.147
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.887
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.328
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.016
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 2.149
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.274
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 a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.154
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.220
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.456
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.567
When I start Synaptic 12.430
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.441
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.513
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.713
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.483
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.854
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.265
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.330
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.878
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.426
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.166
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 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.403
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.845
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.784
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.614
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.600
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.283
And I enable persistence 6.441
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 10.336
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 0.037
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.406
And available upgrades have been checked 2.176
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.496
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.595
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.656
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.917
And I enable persistence 6.468
# 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
And I log in to a new session 11.812
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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 16.438
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.211
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.459
And I enable persistence 5.779
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.066
And I log in to a new session 11.131
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.582
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.042
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.168
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007