Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4437 08 Jun 2026, 11:05

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 14:3.271 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
1:43.667
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 1:17.451
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.259
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.491
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.398
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.275
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.857
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.343
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.286
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.535
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.646
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.642
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.255
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.464
And I enable persistence 14.117
And I log in to a new session 9.655
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.142
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.593
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.903
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.460
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.883
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.247
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.886
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.012
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.607
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.741
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.444
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.567
When I start Synaptic 12.312
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.457
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.371
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.420
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.689
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.175
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.423
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.189
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.173
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.770
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.399
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.403
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.441
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.399
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 8.533
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.599
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.564
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.955
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.867
And I enable persistence 5.630
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 9.496
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.476
And available upgrades have been checked 1.139
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.521
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.573
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.856
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.780
And I enable persistence 6.378
# 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 9.732
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.101
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.684
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.375
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.328
And I enable persistence 6.274
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 10.182
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.671
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.746
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007