Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4445 13 Jun 2026, 11:18

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 15:10.024 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
1:48.360
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.021
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.045
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.273
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.309
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.421
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.998
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.185
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.637
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.270
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.356
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.585
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.727
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.632
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.287
And I enable persistence 21.003
And I log in to a new session 9.955
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.478
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.622
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.689
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.578
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.194
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.488
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.765
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.283
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.175
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.559
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.137
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.515
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.712
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.598
When I start Synaptic 12.461
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.571
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.212
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.440
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.707
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.199
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.439
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.614
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.288
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.440
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.939
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.448
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:53.760
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.275
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 9.128
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.003
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.772
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.364
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.171
And I enable persistence 9.097
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 11.140
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.685
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.063
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 12.736
And available upgrades have been checked 1.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.416
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.521
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.197
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.946
And I enable persistence 10.588
# 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
And I log in to a new session 10.236
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.557
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.304
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.072
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.783
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.181
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.046
And I enable persistence 10.732
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 11.013
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.642
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.065
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016