Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4503 21 Jul 2026, 11:30

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 14:20.022 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
1:45.523
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.726
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.431
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.271
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.411
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.682
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.348
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.211
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.823
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.431
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.343
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.908
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.681
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.325
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.531
And I enable persistence 16.253
And I log in to a new session 9.341
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.149
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.614
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.505
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.965
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.597
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.838
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.260
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.173
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.599
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.833
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.156
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.410
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.540
When I start Synaptic 12.389
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.518
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.197
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.670
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.411
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.634
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.181
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.942
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.793
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.445
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.997
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.077
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 8.859
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.663
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.605
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.018
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.944
And I enable persistence 9.761
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 9.012
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.246
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.475
And available upgrades have been checked 2.197
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.536
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.564
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.166
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.194
And I enable persistence 9.150
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 8.446
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.500
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.014
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.587
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 36.545
And I enable persistence 9.821
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.070
And I log in to a new session 9.352
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.604
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.088
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030