Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4533 06 Aug 2026, 11:20

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 14:10.533 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
1:46.727
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 1:22.468
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.814
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.180
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.731
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.019
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.507
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.668
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.198
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.984
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.310
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.522
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.901
And I enable persistence 20.979
And I log in to a new session 8.490
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.121
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.603
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.492
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.259
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.057
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.700
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.267
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.081
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.298
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.271
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.132
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.316
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.540
When I start Synaptic 11.932
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.132
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.602
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.571
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.533
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.536
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.204
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.874
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.729
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.515
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.758
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.924
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.854
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.993
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.589
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.282
And I enable persistence 11.803
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 7.590
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
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 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 11.652
And available upgrades have been checked 0.076
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.942
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.461
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.878
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.827
And I enable persistence 10.982
# 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 8.819
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.168
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.667
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.034
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.470
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.562
And I enable persistence 11.167
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 8.240
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.422
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.698
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005