Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4450 16 Jun 2026, 13:30

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 16:19.810 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
2:8.727
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
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 1:38.941
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.199
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.358
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.423
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.232
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 52.577
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.998
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.318
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.584
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.445
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.780
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.868
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.998
And I enable persistence 23.349
And I log in to a new session 12.137
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.194
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.927
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.810
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.408
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.772
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:34.294
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given a computer 0.154
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.913
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.634
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.277
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.245
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:15.749
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.129
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:52.586
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.415
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.643
When I start Synaptic 12.984
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 22.097
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.918
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.198
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.722
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.394
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.604
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.927
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.202
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.445
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.464
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:57.492
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.129
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:26.427
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.483
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.898
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.615
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.279
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.003
And I enable persistence 12.963
# 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 0.070
And I log in to a new session 11.862
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.269
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.073
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.918
And available upgrades have been checked 3.252
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.506
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.634
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.420
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.927
And I enable persistence 11.573
# 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
And I log in to a new session 12.695
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.212
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 18.952
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.076
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.082
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:16.315
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.020
Given a computer 0.158
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.615
And I enable persistence 11.654
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.064
And I log in to a new session 12.148
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.712
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 7.513
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.447
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033