Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4479 01 Jul 2026, 15:51

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 15:9.862 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
1:47.927
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 1:21.057
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.435
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.310
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.347
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.940
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.644
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.739
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 49.926
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.584
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.240
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.422
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.681
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.703
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.598
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.697
And I enable persistence 20.118
And I log in to a new session 9.667
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.603
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.680
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.709
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.308
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.378
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.321
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.300
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.146
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.565
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.653
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.257
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.437
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.562
When I start Synaptic 12.377
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.484
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.393
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.824
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.728
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.315
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.201
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.893
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.215
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.513
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.514
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:50.990
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.920
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.684
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.010
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.876
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.173
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.122
And I enable persistence 10.564
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 12.091
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.202
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
# 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 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.059
And Tor is ready 12.819
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 0.437
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.568
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.366
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.910
And I enable persistence 11.122
# 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 12.692
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.228
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 17.542
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.072
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.330
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.342
And I enable persistence 10.647
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 10.190
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.721
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.276
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.374
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022