Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4538 10 Aug 2026, 11:46

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 14:25.333 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
1:45.940
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.438
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.976
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.579
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.830
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.332
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.618
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.226
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.521
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.573
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.709
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.169
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.214
And I enable persistence 21.090
And I log in to a new session 9.001
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.162
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.501
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.581
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.753
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 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.321
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.928
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.163
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.187
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.750
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.697
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.121
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.469
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.756
When I start Synaptic 11.961
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.164
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.599
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.506
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.678
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.449
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.586
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.103
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.349
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.739
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.215
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.499
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.760
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.554
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.201
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.025
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.930
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.602
And I enable persistence 13.235
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.157
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 10.715
And available upgrades have been checked 1.092
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.371
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.402
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.767
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.004
And I enable persistence 11.202
# 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 8.514
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.625
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.297
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.770
And I enable persistence 12.685
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 8.987
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.362
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.073
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.668
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005