Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4486 09 Jul 2026, 07:56

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 14:57.565 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
1:46.822
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.440
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.466
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.284
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.896
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.718
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 47.788
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.413
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.418
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.922
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.782
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.675
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.665
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.206
And I enable persistence 19.644
And I log in to a new session 11.692
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.588
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.658
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.913
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.055
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.200
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.293
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.181
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.953
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.563
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.833
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.255
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.413
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.512
When I start Synaptic 12.202
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.468
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.350
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.462
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.678
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.409
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.640
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.575
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.457
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.855
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.487
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.142
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.924
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.535
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.747
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.125
And I enable persistence 9.788
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 10.790
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.176
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.815
And available upgrades have been checked 1.092
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.483
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.254
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.653
And I enable persistence 10.383
# 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 11.136
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.280
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.349
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.081
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.374
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.405
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.611
And I enable persistence 10.046
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.068
And I log in to a new session 9.683
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.653
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.219
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005