Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4534 07 Aug 2026, 11:19

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 14:0.777 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
1:42.032
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.430
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.935
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.185
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.049
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.220
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 45.947
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.202
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.382
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.433
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.938
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.732
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.276
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.710
And I enable persistence 18.907
And I log in to a new session 7.823
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.368
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.730
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.639
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.954
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.800
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.563
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.203
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.252
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.830
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.498
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.184
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.490
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.441
When I start Synaptic 12.030
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.020
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.920
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.447
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.535
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.133
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.524
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.490
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.159
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.078
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.646
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.359
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.546
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 1:17.720
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.012
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.996
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.530
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.160
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.311
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 0.006
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 8.489
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 12.286
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.746
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.405
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.347
And I enable persistence 10.983
# 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 9.010
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.171
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.636
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.193
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.495
And I enable persistence 10.745
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.505
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.472
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.770
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010