Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4530 04 Aug 2026, 14:15

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 15:17.788 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
1:50.273
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 1:21.497
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.378
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.377
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.508
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.209
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.857
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.361
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.297
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.376
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.415
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.596
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.661
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.775
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.505
And I enable persistence 19.741
And I log in to a new session 11.291
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.162
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.801
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.745
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.447
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.011
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.835
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.330
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.159
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:11.806
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:49.195
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.242
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.425
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.566
When I start Synaptic 13.025
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.436
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.997
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.732
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.530
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.820
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.362
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.433
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.072
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.207
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.483
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.733
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.302
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 8.401
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.900
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.624
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.347
And I enable persistence 8.985
# 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
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 9.468
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.257
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.498
And available upgrades have been checked 2.147
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.463
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.541
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.496
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.374
And I enable persistence 10.248
# 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 10.551
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.240
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 17.376
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.669
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.270
And I enable persistence 9.662
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.132
And I log in to a new session 9.964
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.646
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.835
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005