Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4465 22 Jun 2026, 12:11

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 15:43.991 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
1:49.068
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.842
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.942
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.557
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.161
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.205
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.968
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.472
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.605
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.686
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.711
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.335
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.494
And I enable persistence 22.223
And I log in to a new session 10.886
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.167
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.617
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.648
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.656
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.844
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.135
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.337
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.204
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:9.323
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.086
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.251
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.475
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.657
When I start Synaptic 12.805
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.559
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.988
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.499
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.685
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.725
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.288
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.456
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.789
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.444
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:9.851
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.346
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 9.030
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.016
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.766
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.562
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.266
And I enable persistence 11.358
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 11.178
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.615
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.081
And the network is plugged 0.114
And Tor is ready 11.962
And available upgrades have been checked 3.224
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.458
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.606
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.650
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.419
And I enable persistence 11.495
# 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 0.014
And I log in to a new session 11.335
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 18.807
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.886
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.797
And I enable persistence 10.646
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 11.468
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.683
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.121
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029