Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4449 16 Jun 2026, 11:29

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 15:43.268 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
1:51.389
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.027
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.056
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.039
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.904
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.402
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.710
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.592
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.021
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.849
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.276
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.951
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.875
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.835
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.310
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.065
And I enable persistence 21.309
And I log in to a new session 11.879
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.236
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.807
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.739
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.953
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.134
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given a computer 0.167
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.955
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.442
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.284
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.223
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:10.266
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.034
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.023
Given a computer 0.234
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.474
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.288
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.449
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.569
When I start Synaptic 12.828
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.731
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.150
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.449
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.622
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.231
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.465
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.747
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.728
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.202
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.816
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.229
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.454
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.375
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:5.390
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.026
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given a computer 0.264
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.755
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.015
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.943
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.852
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.812
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.229
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.877
And I enable persistence 9.339
# 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 0.022
# 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 0.078
And I log in to a new session 11.296
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.301
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.070
# 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 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.119
And available upgrades have been checked 2.201
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.535
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.533
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.367
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.541
And I enable persistence 11.105
# 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 11.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 16.622
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.069
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.495
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 0.220
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.889
And I enable persistence 10.863
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.056
And I log in to a new session 11.509
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.695
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.203
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023