Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4490 12 Jul 2026, 11:23

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 14:24.838 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
1:42.931
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 1:17.955
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.186
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.316
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.485
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.788
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.778
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.364
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.000
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.170
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.658
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.030
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.763
And I enable persistence 17.219
And I log in to a new session 10.232
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.124
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.580
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.656
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.960
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.769
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.423
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.865
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.241
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.139
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.517
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.171
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.212
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.606
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.494
When I start Synaptic 12.071
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.047
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.321
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.495
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.175
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.441
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.204
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.072
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.780
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.402
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.662
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 0.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.268
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 8.413
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.651
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.555
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.931
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.260
And I enable persistence 8.796
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.623
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 0.043
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.304
And available upgrades have been checked 1.113
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.500
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.544
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.163
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.339
And I enable persistence 9.231
# 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 9.535
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.182
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 14.656
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.471
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" with network unplugged 35.347
And I enable persistence 10.181
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 9.520
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.122
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.807
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022