Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4513 25 Jul 2026, 11:26

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 15:6.187 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
1:47.421
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.867
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.997
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.966
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.062
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 51.635
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.804
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.695
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.531
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.657
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.240
And I enable persistence 18.809
And I log in to a new session 10.391
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.499
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.726
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.647
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.675
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.869
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.242
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.308
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.148
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.135
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 a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.484
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.212
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.732
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.559
When I start Synaptic 12.238
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.126
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.431
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.481
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.429
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.644
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.587
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.289
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.940
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.424
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:52.080
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.383
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 9.336
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.769
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.575
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.134
And I enable persistence 10.496
# 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 0.069
And I log in to a new session 8.790
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.658
And available upgrades have been checked 2.238
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.992
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.540
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.885
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.857
And I enable persistence 10.452
# 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 10.712
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 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.276
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.007
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.811
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" with network unplugged 38.605
And I enable persistence 9.127
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 11.261
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.684
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.978
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007