Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4539 10 Aug 2026, 12:50

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 14:46.239 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
1:43.580
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.274
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.714
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.183
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.721
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.564
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 50.364
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.966
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.280
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.800
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.599
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.806
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.566
And I enable persistence 23.478
And I log in to a new session 9.669
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.112
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.877
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.867
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.124
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.750
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.642
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.412
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.228
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.288
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.564
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:49.397
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.188
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.676
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.462
When I start Synaptic 12.211
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.233
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.424
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.495
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.535
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.648
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.606
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.019
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.713
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.497
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.173
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.088
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 9.230
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.542
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.622
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.586
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.168
And I enable persistence 12.411
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 8.803
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.506
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.428
And available upgrades have been checked 1.105
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.778
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.544
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.517
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.442
And I enable persistence 11.802
# 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 9.534
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.170
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 25.350
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.106
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.413
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.605
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.150
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.537
And I enable persistence 11.596
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 9.045
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.849
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.329
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006