Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4515 27 Jul 2026, 11:35

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 14:47.505 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
1:48.520
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.471
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.654
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.348
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.906
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.156
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.048
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.155
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.257
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.603
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.117
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.607
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.525
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.593
And I enable persistence 18.765
And I log in to a new session 9.989
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.112
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.656
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.605
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.919
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.538
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 a computer 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.625
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.284
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.290
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.205
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.069
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.902
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.400
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.637
When I start Synaptic 12.737
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.709
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.268
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.440
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.740
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.447
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.612
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.192
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.493
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.912
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.259
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.429
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:38.680
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 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.920
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 8.970
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.653
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.284
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.876
And I enable persistence 9.230
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.703
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.214
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.863
And available upgrades have been checked 1.105
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.047
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.619
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.141
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.147
And I enable persistence 9.662
# 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 10.649
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.212
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 17.330
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.079
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.936
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.540
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 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.692
And I enable persistence 9.107
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 10.068
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.629
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.887
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006