Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4535 08 Aug 2026, 11:22

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 14:33.909 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
1:47.687
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.045
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.567
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.180
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.808
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.549
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 47.435
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.211
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.232
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.080
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.848
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.605
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.288
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.580
And I enable persistence 21.217
And I log in to a new session 9.213
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.164
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.682
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.861
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.136
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.721
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.511
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.666
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.291
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.085
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.835
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 0.141
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.621
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.475
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.493
When I start Synaptic 11.875
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.316
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.216
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.510
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.534
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.384
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.647
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.229
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.272
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.776
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.286
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.329
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.281
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.002
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.113
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.529
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.878
And I enable persistence 11.671
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 8.301
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.220
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.335
And available upgrades have been checked 1.079
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.314
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.648
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.872
And I enable persistence 11.337
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 9.714
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.491
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.050
And Tor is ready 16.769
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.786
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.756
And I enable persistence 11.801
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.085
And I log in to a new session 7.723
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.979
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.061
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006