Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4439 09 Jun 2026, 11:12

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 14:3.934 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
1:41.059
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
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 1:16.221
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.226
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.384
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.388
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.369
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.982
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.705
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.252
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.424
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.000
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.721
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.993
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.967
And I enable persistence 14.748
And I log in to a new session 10.024
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.168
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.630
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.648
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 5.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.716
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.205
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.011
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.249
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.138
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.472
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.920
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.211
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.445
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.531
When I start Synaptic 12.207
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.448
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.268
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.404
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.369
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.981
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.754
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.394
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.194
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.293
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.524
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.670
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.568
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.793
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.238
And I enable persistence 5.148
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 9.271
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 0.044
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.369
And available upgrades have been checked 1.122
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.448
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.020
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.516
And I enable persistence 5.292
# 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 0.011
And I log in to a new session 10.384
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.155
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.146
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.121
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.568
And I enable persistence 5.406
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 9.488
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.690
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.801
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013