Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4447 15 Jun 2026, 11:17

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 14:18.504 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
1:44.137
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.829
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.652
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.335
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.281
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.774
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.061
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.227
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.823
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.892
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.702
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.196
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.821
And I enable persistence 18.506
And I log in to a new session 9.797
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.156
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.609
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.581
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.146
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.427
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.007
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.837
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.265
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.732
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.895
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.179
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.675
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.494
When I start Synaptic 12.309
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.473
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.046
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.473
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.617
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.403
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.557
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.276
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.078
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.798
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.432
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.667
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.090
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 0.110
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.180
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.571
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.693
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.536
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.461
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.140
And I enable persistence 9.316
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 9.099
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.493
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.476
And available upgrades have been checked 1.085
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.509
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.544
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.681
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.344
And I enable persistence 9.852
# 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 10.431
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 15.935
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.093
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.834
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given a computer 0.122
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.718
And I enable persistence 10.048
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 9.201
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.603
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.013
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017