Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4500 19 Jul 2026, 12:10

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 15:14.243 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
1:48.525
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
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 1:20.322
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.523
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.368
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.094
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 2.465
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.762
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 51.520
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.778
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.380
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.128
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.352
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.694
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.937
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.567
And I enable persistence 20.182
And I log in to a new session 9.667
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.196
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.602
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.628
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.996
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 an administration password 1:11.766
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.693
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.272
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.136
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.174
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.120
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.154
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.231
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.412
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.559
When I start Synaptic 12.526
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.433
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.048
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.469
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.544
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 6.340
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.702
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.362
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.526
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.998
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.428
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:53.183
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.844
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 8.943
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.266
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.665
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.586
And I enable persistence 9.657
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 10.337
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.569
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.547
And available upgrades have been checked 1.114
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.494
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.522
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.509
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.680
And I enable persistence 10.665
# 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 10.157
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.201
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 16.907
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.601
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 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.568
And I enable persistence 10.202
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 9.697
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.767
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.190
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006