Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4519 29 Jul 2026, 21:40

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 14:47.047 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
1:46.735
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 1:18.487
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.599
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.270
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.919
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.343
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.854
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.975
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.255
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.388
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.675
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.646
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.254
And I enable persistence 19.317
And I log in to a new session 9.941
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.706
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.629
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.196
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 an administration password 1:10.320
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.299
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.264
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.174
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.014
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.385
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.584
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.710
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.511
When I start Synaptic 12.460
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.400
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.634
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.415
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.618
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.649
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.653
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.993
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.850
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.390
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.446
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:38.156
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.450
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 8.541
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.627
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.585
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.277
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.362
And I enable persistence 9.640
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.063
And I log in to a new session 8.850
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.293
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 13.414
And available upgrades have been checked 2.179
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.601
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.612
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.300
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.304
And I enable persistence 9.700
# 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 9.858
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 16.867
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.230
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 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.964
And I enable persistence 10.155
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 10.077
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 6.448
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.989
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.493
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006