Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4468 25 Jun 2026, 11:12

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 14:30.659 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
1:43.114
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.245
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.530
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.660
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.011
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.894
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 47.755
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.474
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.243
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.944
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.776
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.654
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.177
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.856
And I enable persistence 17.531
And I log in to a new session 9.902
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.231
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.643
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.581
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.568
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.960
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.600
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.875
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.237
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.142
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.998
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.432
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.499
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.418
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.575
When I start Synaptic 12.296
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.562
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.481
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.415
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.415
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.292
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.900
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.763
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.420
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.958
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 0.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.872
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 8.701
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.856
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.908
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.466
And I enable persistence 9.852
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.482
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.217
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.275
And available upgrades have been checked 1.100
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.553
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.565
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.447
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.071
And I enable persistence 9.126
# 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 9.235
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 15.993
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.299
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.663
And I enable persistence 9.911
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 10.125
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.564
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.878
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.369
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018