Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4525 31 Jul 2026, 11:17

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 14:19.413 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
1:44.067
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.555
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.194
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.364
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.385
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.887
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 45.845
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.914
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.353
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.889
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.787
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.684
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.189
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.257
And I enable persistence 18.539
And I log in to a new session 8.906
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.135
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.678
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.577
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.119
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.687
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.854
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.316
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.153
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.601
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.164
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.412
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.520
When I start Synaptic 12.047
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.477
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.362
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.423
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.568
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.496
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.166
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.066
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.821
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.396
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.892
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.201
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.830
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.624
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.572
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.136
And I enable persistence 9.114
# 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 0.081
And I log in to a new session 8.955
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.596
And available upgrades have been checked 1.118
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.471
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.516
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.942
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.275
And I enable persistence 8.952
# 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 9.240
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.490
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.036
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.845
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.528
And I enable persistence 9.798
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 8.767
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.630
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.960
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016