Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4498 17 Jul 2026, 11:29

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 16:0.693 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
1:54.070
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 1:23.044
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.214
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.748
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.970
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.486
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.961
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.466
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.308
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.361
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.627
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.649
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.875
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.870
And I enable persistence 19.495
And I log in to a new session 10.304
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.182
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.655
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.622
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.972
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.112
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.273
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.275
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.199
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:10.697
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:49.765
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.200
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.407
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.671
When I start Synaptic 13.082
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.930
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.598
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.566
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.744
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.321
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.717
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.226
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 4.541
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.118
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.218
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.480
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:8.632
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:30.622
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 9.616
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.779
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.751
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.390
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.317
And I enable persistence 10.521
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 10.858
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.237
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.707
And available upgrades have been checked 3.219
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.419
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.562
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.660
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.903
And I enable persistence 9.914
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 10.572
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.260
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.800
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.099
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.500
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:14.833
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.672
And I enable persistence 10.868
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 10.509
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.133
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.078
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.441
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006