Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4536 09 Aug 2026, 11:14

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 13:35.625 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
1:40.139
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 1:18.190
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.966
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.569
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:32.635
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.898
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.574
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.210
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.151
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.777
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.573
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.913
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.487
And I enable persistence 18.803
And I log in to a new session 7.638
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.121
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.696
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.648
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.211
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.291
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.448
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.173
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.154
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.646
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 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.888
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.468
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.428
When I start Synaptic 11.613
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.858
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.589
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.522
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.566
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.512
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.446
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.054
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.582
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.925
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 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.194
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 5.162
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.116
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.580
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.602
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.616
And I enable persistence 10.696
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.682
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 10.924
And available upgrades have been checked 1.108
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.805
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 12.676
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.131
And I enable persistence 11.386
# 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 7.574
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.146
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.493
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.067
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.582
And I enable persistence 12.009
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.051
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.575
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.675
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.857
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006