Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4514 26 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 14:57.232 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
1:49.175
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.224
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.654
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.839
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.179
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.755
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 48.108
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.225
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.271
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.923
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.551
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.698
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.673
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.018
And I enable persistence 19.768
And I log in to a new session 10.000
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.155
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.606
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.598
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.311
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.540
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.192
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.312
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.150
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.531
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.062
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.769
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.429
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
When I start Synaptic 12.128
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.461
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.498
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.651
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.429
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.232
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.238
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.954
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.453
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.342
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.924
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 8.855
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.136
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.733
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.424
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.899
And I enable persistence 9.957
# 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 10.216
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.208
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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.358
And available upgrades have been checked 1.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.033
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.586
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.005
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.670
And I enable persistence 9.815
# 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 0.015
And I log in to a new session 9.768
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 15.978
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.585
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.035
Given a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.367
And I enable persistence 10.680
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 9.543
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.673
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.098
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007