Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4453 16 Jun 2026, 19:53

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 15:52.721 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
1:51.859
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.023
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.410
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.807
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.290
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.042
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.514
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.158
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.765
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.148
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.326
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.366
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.564
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.918
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.866
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.135
And I enable persistence 21.383
And I log in to a new session 12.049
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.206
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.662
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.617
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.147
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.410
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given a computer 0.165
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.975
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.743
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.276
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.172
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.396
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.186
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given a computer 0.187
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.510
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.835
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.753
When I start Synaptic 12.728
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.626
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.942
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.466
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.708
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.440
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.701
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.311
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.470
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.014
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.443
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:10.887
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.055
Given a computer 0.188
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.737
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.102
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.871
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.701
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.403
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.019
And I enable persistence 11.057
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.073
And I log in to a new session 11.953
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.232
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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.870
And available upgrades have been checked 1.095
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.016
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.280
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.528
And I enable persistence 11.122
# 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 11.391
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.237
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 19.106
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.062
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.063
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.218
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given a computer 0.167
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.568
And I enable persistence 10.347
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 11.290
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.641
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.091
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044