Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4537 10 Aug 2026, 11:17

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 14:6.792 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
1:40.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.381
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.888
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.495
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.651
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.767
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.718
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.031
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.430
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.678
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.461
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.134
And I enable persistence 19.803
And I log in to a new session 6.916
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.207
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.631
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.609
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.857
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.282
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.501
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.288
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.178
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.175
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.265
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.333
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.453
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.603
When I start Synaptic 12.159
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.142
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.519
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.574
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.650
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.167
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.256
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.742
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.491
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.136
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.787
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 6.023
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.234
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.595
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.291
And I enable persistence 11.743
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.081
And I log in to a new session 7.692
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 10.646
And available upgrades have been checked 1.125
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.849
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.560
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.844
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.194
And I enable persistence 11.548
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.153
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 14.476
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.452
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.758
And I enable persistence 11.691
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.564
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.168
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.875
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013