Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4471 28 Jun 2026, 11:20

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 15:19.422 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
1:48.435
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.117
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.690
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.245
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.561
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.138
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 49.449
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.628
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.264
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.269
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.679
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.733
And I enable persistence 20.239
And I log in to a new session 10.000
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.135
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.621
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.649
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.833
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.065
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.137
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.320
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.190
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.036
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 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.491
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.225
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.403
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.615
When I start Synaptic 13.091
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.525
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.919
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.494
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.641
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.488
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.668
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.552
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.505
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.989
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.203
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.418
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.525
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.976
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:58.696
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 1:21.948
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 8.478
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.917
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.650
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.933
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.425
And I enable persistence 9.610
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.064
And I log in to a new session 10.033
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 0.060
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 11.741
And available upgrades have been checked 3.216
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.445
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.924
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.058
And I enable persistence 10.525
# 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 10.472
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 18.863
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.283
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.736
And I enable persistence 10.548
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 11.110
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.651
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.082
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008