Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4526 01 Aug 2026, 11:23

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 14:58.679 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
1:48.554
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:20.666
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.494
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.954
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.268
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.320
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.432
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.375
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.643
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.378
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.710
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.774
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.864
And I enable persistence 18.056
And I log in to a new session 9.107
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.159
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.665
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.662
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.007
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.685
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.804
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.310
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.241
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.176
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.326
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.810
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.318
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.432
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.565
When I start Synaptic 12.569
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.656
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.923
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.440
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.677
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.693
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.037
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.779
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.515
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.632
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 a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.003
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.017
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.900
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.705
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.560
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.176
And I enable persistence 11.215
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 8.513
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.245
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# 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 0.074
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.626
And available upgrades have been checked 1.262
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.607
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.557
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.357
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.139
And I enable persistence 10.623
# 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
And I log in to a new session 9.910
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 18.444
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.212
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 a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.545
And I enable persistence 10.209
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 9.592
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.599
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.106
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007