Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4444 12 Jun 2026, 11:24

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 15:16.717 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
1:47.602
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.059
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.350
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.257
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.271
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.366
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.355
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.597
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.473
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.502
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.306
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.382
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.813
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.630
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.417
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.395
And I enable persistence 18.222
And I log in to a new session 10.644
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.171
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.705
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.819
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.862
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.903
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.291
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.304
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.197
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.919
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.221
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.673
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.405
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.545
When I start Synaptic 12.490
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.549
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.977
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.535
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.702
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.472
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.309
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.350
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.927
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.460
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:57.072
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.747
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 9.041
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.837
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.176
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.630
And I enable persistence 10.567
# 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
# 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 10.556
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.051
And Tor is ready 12.657
And available upgrades have been checked 1.127
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.201
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.589
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.936
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.724
And I enable persistence 10.722
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 11.682
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 16.278
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.063
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:14.362
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.898
And I enable persistence 9.467
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047
And I log in to a new session 10.750
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.198
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.496
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019