Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4461 19 Jun 2026, 11:33

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 15:5.906 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
1:49.104
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.021
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.247
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.624
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.540
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.594
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.215
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.135
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.303
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.873
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.972
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.611
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.401
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.725
And I enable persistence 19.308
And I log in to a new session 11.846
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.155
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.677
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.145
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.417
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.180
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.122
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.631
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.245
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.186
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.668
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.256
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.168
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.251
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.390
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.557
When I start Synaptic 12.661
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.766
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.859
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.459
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.727
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.218
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.438
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.343
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.434
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.895
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.255
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.416
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.382
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.134
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.000
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.622
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.803
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.202
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.291
And I enable persistence 9.384
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 10.407
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.253
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.063
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.336
And available upgrades have been checked 2.158
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.491
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.549
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.432
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.389
And I enable persistence 9.960
# 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
And I log in to a new session 11.412
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.071
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 17.305
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.734
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.038
Given a computer 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.109
And I enable persistence 10.710
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 9.720
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.704
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.233
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016