Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4460 18 Jun 2026, 16:16

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 15:15.745 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
1:47.085
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.737
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.365
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.317
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.502
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.533
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.323
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
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 48.709
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.079
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.968
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.934
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.729
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.279
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.998
And I enable persistence 22.144
And I log in to a new session 11.548
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.131
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.650
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.791
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.814
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 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.507
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.687
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.273
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.161
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.887
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.999
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 0.139
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.225
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.456
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.522
When I start Synaptic 12.456
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.573
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.147
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.430
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.844
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.415
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.657
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.420
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.223
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.034
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.165
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.400
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:55.991
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.035
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.237
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 8.515
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.676
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.033
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.434
And I enable persistence 10.240
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 10.563
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.231
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 13.338
And available upgrades have been checked 2.150
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.447
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.513
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.335
And I enable persistence 10.790
# 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 10.803
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.235
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 18.265
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.530
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given a computer 0.172
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.455
And I enable persistence 10.395
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
And I log in to a new session 10.682
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.775
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.931
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018