Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4524 30 Jul 2026, 22:05

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 14:22.724 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
1:53.011
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:29.748
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.695
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.253
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.786
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.958
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 47.481
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.793
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.293
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.633
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.660
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.876
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.616
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.201
And I enable persistence 21.378
And I log in to a new session 8.501
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.728
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.567
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.530
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 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.145
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.762
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.267
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.184
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.992
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.158
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.266
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.366
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.424
When I start Synaptic 11.978
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.155
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.014
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.534
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.595
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.161
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.069
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.620
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.239
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.744
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.473
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.634
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 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.020
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.018
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.556
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.842
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.535
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.986
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.074
And I enable persistence 11.441
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.691
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 11.323
And available upgrades have been checked 2.136
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.393
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.651
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.030
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.721
And I enable persistence 11.715
# 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 8.224
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.142
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 15.465
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.431
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.652
And I enable persistence 12.623
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 8.110
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.368
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.498
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021