Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4523 30 Jul 2026, 11:25

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 13:36.685 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
1:38.596
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.523
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.048
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.138
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.180
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.966
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 58.020
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.518
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.275
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.537
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.425
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.509
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.915
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.371
And I enable persistence 17.665
And I log in to a new session 7.066
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.351
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.658
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.549
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.843
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 0.133
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.757
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.585
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.167
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.134
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.803
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.647
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.455
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.439
When I start Synaptic 11.518
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.218
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.133
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.298
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.741
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.508
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.544
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.360
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.846
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.650
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.478
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.325
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 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.440
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.733
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.845
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.571
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.955
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.153
And I enable persistence 11.081
# 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
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 7.225
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.000
And available upgrades have been checked 2.163
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.435
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.394
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.024
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.309
And I enable persistence 13.170
# 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 7.551
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.200
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.389
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.148
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.274
And I enable persistence 10.992
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 6.743
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.782
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.189
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036