Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4443 11 Jun 2026, 15:00

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 16:17.431 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
1:56.957
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.033
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.031
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:26.947
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.229
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.308
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.555
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.863
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.922
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.023
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.836
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.512
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.518
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.614
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.651
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.798
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.002
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.736
And I enable persistence 23.038
And I log in to a new session 13.339
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.165
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.749
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.804
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:33.734
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given a computer 0.185
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.455
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.389
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.321
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.278
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:17.118
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given a computer 0.200
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:52.792
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.502
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.568
When I start Synaptic 12.926
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.753
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.082
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.507
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.854
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.713
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.357
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.494
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.132
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.455
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:12.055
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.026
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.025
Given a computer 0.169
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.821
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 9.129
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.775
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.792
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.659
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.634
And I enable persistence 10.544
# 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
# 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 0.068
And I log in to a new session 10.854
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.664
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.960
And available upgrades have been checked 2.225
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.530
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.296
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.580
And I enable persistence 14.289
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 13.196
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.246
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 18.583
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.084
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.091
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:13.643
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given a computer 0.182
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.213
And I enable persistence 11.732
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 11.511
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.693
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 7.185
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023