Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4517 28 Jul 2026, 19:44

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 15:4.221 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
1:46.898
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.516
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.397
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.493
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.436
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.992
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 48.129
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.837
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.262
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.025
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.127
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.640
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.448
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.096
And I enable persistence 19.498
And I log in to a new session 10.039
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.216
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.926
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.635
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.770
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.215
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.940
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.322
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.012
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.081
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.243
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.519
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.549
When I start Synaptic 12.538
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.480
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.736
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.615
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.430
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.331
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.116
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.919
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.419
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.793
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.519
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.954
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.962
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.665
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.804
And I enable persistence 9.311
# 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 0.070
And I log in to a new session 10.271
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.219
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 13.462
And available upgrades have been checked 0.049
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.084
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.547
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.743
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.507
And I enable persistence 10.045
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 9.814
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.241
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.046
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:12.754
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" with network unplugged 37.967
And I enable persistence 9.654
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 9.853
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.820
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.918
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.440
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006