Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4505 21 Jul 2026, 19:49

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 16:9.262 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
1:58.637
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:26.780
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.879
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.311
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 5.243
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.520
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.771
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.712
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.410
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.386
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.576
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.853
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.972
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.813
And I enable persistence 21.638
And I log in to a new session 9.275
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.501
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.666
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.819
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.859
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:33.482
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.786
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.933
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.268
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.358
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:17.392
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:56.914
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.265
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.501
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.727
When I start Synaptic 13.427
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.619
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.476
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.508
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.816
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.258
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.623
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.843
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.801
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.263
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.868
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.249
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.466
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:6.826
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:29.196
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.017
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.010
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.767
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.244
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.537
And I enable persistence 11.092
# 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 0.011
# 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 0.109
And I log in to a new session 10.257
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.245
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.748
And available upgrades have been checked 1.117
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.545
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.726
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.698
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.822
And I enable persistence 10.891
# 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 10.319
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.219
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.875
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.402
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.226
And I enable persistence 11.785
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 9.921
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.756
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.485
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015