Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4485 08 Jul 2026, 11:17

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 15:4.289 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
1:45.580
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.886
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.406
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.313
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.554
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.994
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.076
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 46.650
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.002
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.253
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.353
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.811
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.674
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.281
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.709
And I enable persistence 22.040
And I log in to a new session 10.466
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.186
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.915
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.618
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.839
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 1:13.274
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.008
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.302
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.145
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.878
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.321
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 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.740
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.214
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.502
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.581
When I start Synaptic 12.829
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.574
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.994
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.465
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.467
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.674
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.219
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.118
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.853
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.424
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.565
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:54.020
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 1:23.362
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 8.714
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.778
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.640
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.217
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.586
And I enable persistence 10.313
# 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 0.077
And I log in to a new session 9.688
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.243
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 13.637
And available upgrades have been checked 1.144
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.009
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.557
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.280
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.700
And I enable persistence 9.974
# 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 0.013
And I log in to a new session 10.853
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.547
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.332
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.450
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.621
And I enable persistence 10.124
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 10.028
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 5.900
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006