Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4467 24 Jun 2026, 11:16

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 15:5.614 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
1:45.327
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:18.531
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.530
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.366
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.997
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.150
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 49.722
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.288
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.457
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.189
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.713
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.548
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.783
And I enable persistence 20.062
And I log in to a new session 10.591
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.142
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.605
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.653
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.613
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.646
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.441
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.246
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.164
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.579
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 a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.467
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.322
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.432
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.548
When I start Synaptic 12.360
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.481
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.972
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.409
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.684
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.632
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.005
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.877
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.403
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:51.660
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.811
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 8.679
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.676
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.641
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.042
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 0.005
# 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 0.079
And I log in to a new session 10.591
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.252
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.067
# 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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 13.500
And available upgrades have been checked 2.199
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.424
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.558
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.330
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.185
And I enable persistence 9.065
# 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 11.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.506
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 16.460
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.088
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.282
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 a computer 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.124
And I enable persistence 10.949
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 10.138
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.696
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.205
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006