Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4502 21 Jul 2026, 08:10

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 15:7.896 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
1:46.482
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 1:18.784
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.638
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.563
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.991
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.117
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 49.028
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.259
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.024
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.738
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.719
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.436
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.749
And I enable persistence 18.823
And I log in to a new session 10.424
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.667
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.012
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.791
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.903
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.305
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.319
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.156
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.535
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.060
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.233
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.408
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.585
When I start Synaptic 12.900
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.473
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.908
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.415
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.638
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.425
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.315
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.208
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.892
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.417
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:52.908
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.060
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 3.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.645
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.188
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.108
And I enable persistence 10.655
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.066
And I log in to a new session 10.747
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.232
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 12.449
And available upgrades have been checked 2.147
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.507
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.643
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.595
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.805
And I enable persistence 9.536
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 11.978
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.548
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.081
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.061
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 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.412
And I enable persistence 10.364
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 10.388
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.680
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.045
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006