Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4441 11 Jun 2026, 07:47

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 14:37.965 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
1:46.483
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 1:20.214
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.522
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.560
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.367
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.173
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.082
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.309
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.228
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.070
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.077
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.574
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.166
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.096
And I enable persistence 16.309
And I log in to a new session 9.586
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.208
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.676
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.684
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.885
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.753
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.345
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.035
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.755
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.248
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.156
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.431
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.499
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.452
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.524
When I start Synaptic 12.550
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.744
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.728
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.698
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.671
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.540
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.558
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.174
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.008
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.461
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.508
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.412
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 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.291
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 8.826
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.707
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.694
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.137
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.028
And I enable persistence 6.347
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 9.582
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 13.265
And available upgrades have been checked 2.149
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.468
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.656
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.031
And I enable persistence 5.843
# 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 11.640
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.239
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.347
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.069
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.117
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.386
And I enable persistence 6.387
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 10.547
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.650
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.958
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006