Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4448 15 Jun 2026, 15:25

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 15:31.792 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
1:49.947
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.026
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.020
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.961
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.203
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.412
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.727
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 9.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.324
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
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 49.345
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.935
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.302
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.206
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.706
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.624
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.639
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.461
And I enable persistence 21.251
And I log in to a new session 11.053
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.170
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.775
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.733
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.778
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given a computer 0.163
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.439
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.725
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.236
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 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.344
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:10.082
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 0.128
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.066
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.274
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.425
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.553
When I start Synaptic 12.874
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.774
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.224
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.692
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.165
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.922
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.743
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.305
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.841
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.197
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.425
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.622
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:0.796
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.032
Given a computer 0.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:26.437
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 9.137
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.894
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.769
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.015
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.028
And I enable persistence 10.568
# 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
# 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 0.072
And I log in to a new session 11.282
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.798
And available upgrades have been checked 2.227
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.002
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.527
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.027
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.879
And I enable persistence 10.246
# 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 12.359
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 18.676
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.087
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.862
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 0.135
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.182
And I enable persistence 10.537
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 11.029
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.647
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.222
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022