Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4438 09 Jun 2026, 07:58

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 15:26.009 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
1:52.933
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.513
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.132
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.297
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.424
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.464
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.196
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 50.132
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.175
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.326
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.035
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.538
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.865
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.401
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.782
And I enable persistence 17.318
And I log in to a new session 11.964
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.138
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.662
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.753
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.371
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 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.755
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.003
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.310
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.154
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.028
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 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.264
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.178
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.634
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.562
When I start Synaptic 13.061
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.535
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.014
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.576
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.739
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.220
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.724
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.565
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.927
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.058
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.191
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.497
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:57.889
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
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 1:21.601
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 8.861
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.826
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.712
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.747
And I enable persistence 7.030
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 11.349
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.207
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.064
# 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 0.122
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.140
And available upgrades have been checked 2.215
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.520
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.619
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.153
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.161
And I enable persistence 7.036
# 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
And I log in to a new session 12.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 16.793
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.080
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.590
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.258
And I enable persistence 6.138
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 10.186
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.757
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.063
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006