Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4454 17 Jun 2026, 07:51

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 14:35.290 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
1:42.177
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.703
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.014
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.911
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.819
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.365
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.129
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.304
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.357
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.596
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.246
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.201
And I enable persistence 17.188
And I log in to a new session 9.331
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.152
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.738
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.654
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.491
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.886
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.048
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.226
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.173
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.144
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.581
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given a computer 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.249
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.217
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.413
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.462
When I start Synaptic 12.233
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.161
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.843
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.653
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.439
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.695
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.027
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.843
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.416
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.972
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.354
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 9.317
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.593
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.586
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.901
And I enable persistence 10.107
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 9.159
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 11.456
And available upgrades have been checked 1.165
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.572
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.505
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.377
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.933
And I enable persistence 9.887
# 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 10.177
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 16.830
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.248
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.245
And I enable persistence 9.902
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.029
And I log in to a new session 9.361
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.635
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.899
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015