Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4511 24 Jul 2026, 11:23

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 15:3.660 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
1:51.135
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.370
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.055
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.386
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.466
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.769
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 47.944
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.788
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.238
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.355
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.186
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.681
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.677
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.918
And I enable persistence 18.891
And I log in to a new session 10.082
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.487
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.673
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.687
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.853
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 a computer 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.145
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.155
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.237
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.169
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.013
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.131
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.805
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.639
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.573
When I start Synaptic 12.148
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.207
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.708
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.207
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.399
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.304
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.299
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.873
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.424
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.966
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.679
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.736
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 8.532
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.912
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.820
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.927
And I enable persistence 9.487
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 9.354
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.661
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 11.871
And available upgrades have been checked 2.216
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.532
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.545
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.149
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.532
And I enable persistence 10.549
# 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 9.942
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.125
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.096
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.090
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.154
And I enable persistence 10.270
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 8.551
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.695
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.915
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009