Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4478 01 Jul 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 14:25.014 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
1:42.340
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.051
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.816
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.239
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.473
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.563
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 46.989
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.725
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.317
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.373
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.654
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.613
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.031
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.904
And I enable persistence 17.700
And I log in to a new session 9.347
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.457
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.666
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.685
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.275
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.119
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.633
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.256
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.235
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.778
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.407
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.480
When I start Synaptic 11.997
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.379
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.076
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.420
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.640
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.554
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.043
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.779
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.233
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.411
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.064
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.849
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 8.564
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.623
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.565
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.989
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.572
And I enable persistence 10.044
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 9.807
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.502
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.439
And available upgrades have been checked 1.132
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.026
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.606
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.594
And I enable persistence 9.950
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.897
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.180
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 15.734
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.007
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.536
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.806
And I enable persistence 9.676
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 9.454
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.615
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.824
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005