Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4532 05 Aug 2026, 23:01

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 14:22.031 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
1:42.534
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.654
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.900
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.404
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.108
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.465
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.731
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.097
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.682
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.449
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.703
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.527
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.671
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.354
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.237
And I enable persistence 20.726
And I log in to a new session 8.684
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.182
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.532
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.719
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.163
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.953
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.836
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.917
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.384
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.177
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.187
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.027
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.052
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.253
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
When I start Synaptic 11.862
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.205
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.224
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.508
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.450
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.779
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.480
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.236
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.608
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.380
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.409
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.803
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 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.845
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.677
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.448
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.682
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.900
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.008
And I enable persistence 12.383
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 8.329
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.317
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.041
And Tor is ready 12.296
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 0.753
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.375
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.065
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.987
And I enable persistence 11.827
# 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 8.785
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.246
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 15.235
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.097
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.377
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.043
And I enable persistence 11.341
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 8.196
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.093
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.683
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007