Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4529 04 Aug 2026, 11:37

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 14:54.741 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
1:52.667
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.463
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.954
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.309
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.211
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.285
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.744
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.387
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.939
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.335
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.566
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.385
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.724
And I enable persistence 19.823
And I log in to a new session 10.077
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.479
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.608
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.753
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.055
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 a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.503
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.909
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.282
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.181
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.646
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.077
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.416
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.670
When I start Synaptic 12.134
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.519
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.530
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.483
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.625
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.444
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.563
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.237
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.286
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.969
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.433
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.629
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 a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.267
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 8.735
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.710
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.666
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.211
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.971
And I enable persistence 9.054
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 9.409
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.861
And available upgrades have been checked 1.119
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.037
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.514
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.289
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.437
And I enable persistence 9.434
# 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 8.677
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.207
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 18.412
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.456
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.739
And I enable persistence 8.873
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 10.142
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.618
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.913
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005