Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4464 22 Jun 2026, 11:35

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 16:4.420 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
1:52.827
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:25.293
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.762
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.349
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.620
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 9.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.506
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.075
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.031
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.201
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.072
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.309
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.883
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.368
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.674
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.568
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.168
And I enable persistence 22.156
And I log in to a new session 10.862
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.242
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.749
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.702
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.926
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given a computer 0.199
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.077
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.099
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.270
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.190
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:16.856
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given a computer 0.168
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:52.935
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.281
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.432
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
When I start Synaptic 13.035
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.878
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.796
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.448
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.807
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.473
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.702
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.443
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.422
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.091
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.422
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.454
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:13.821
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given a computer 0.186
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.196
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.983
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.972
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.341
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.268
And I enable persistence 10.807
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 12.079
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.405
And available upgrades have been checked 2.177
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.010
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.601
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.600
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.755
And I enable persistence 11.232
# 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 12.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.214
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 18.744
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.067
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.912
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given a computer 0.220
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.698
And I enable persistence 11.024
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 11.043
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.688
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.124
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017