Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4512 25 Jul 2026, 01:39

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 14:27.144 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
1:43.327
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 1:17.171
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.331
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.408
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.150
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 2.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.992
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 45.453
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.910
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.243
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.201
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.294
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.709
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.521
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.499
And I enable persistence 16.774
And I log in to a new session 9.682
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.400
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.583
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.611
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.342
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.219
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.615
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.258
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.142
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.806
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.490
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.408
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.543
When I start Synaptic 12.308
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.387
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.675
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.472
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.585
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.171
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.148
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.750
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.417
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.061
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.212
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 8.407
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.608
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.152
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.426
And I enable persistence 10.323
# 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 9.421
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.194
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 11.581
And available upgrades have been checked 2.198
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.488
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.514
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.429
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.857
And I enable persistence 10.134
# 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 9.356
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.176
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 17.583
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.078
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.350
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.613
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.784
And I enable persistence 8.607
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.420
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.789
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.852
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005