Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4497 16 Jul 2026, 11:11

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 14:23.513 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
1:43.006
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 1:16.729
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.198
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.385
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.397
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.021
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 45.174
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.500
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278
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 16.439
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.508
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.005
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.660
And I enable persistence 17.433
And I log in to a new session 9.234
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.612
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.561
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.470
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.688
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 an administration password 1:9.206
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.009
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.232
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.144
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.312
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 1:38.533
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.491
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.574
When I start Synaptic 12.593
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.090
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.263
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.699
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.403
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.180
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.157
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.797
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.420
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:39.479
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.153
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 8.714
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.617
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.679
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.864
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.609
And I enable persistence 8.781
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 9.154
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.210
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.074
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.369
And available upgrades have been checked 1.123
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.987
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.535
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.202
And I enable persistence 8.738
# 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 9.501
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
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 17.491
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.004
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" with network unplugged 35.474
And I enable persistence 8.919
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 10.110
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.609
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.738
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005