Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4540 10 Aug 2026, 14:18

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 14:20.796 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
1:44.399
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.189
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.720
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.266
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.581
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.012
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 46.606
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.447
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.298
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.406
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.891
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.544
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.982
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.866
And I enable persistence 21.096
And I log in to a new session 7.675
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.147
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.430
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.542
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.519
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.713
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.760
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.499
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.232
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.078
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.323
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 a computer 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.506
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.313
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.455
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
When I start Synaptic 12.192
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.272
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.215
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.325
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.313
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.521
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.502
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.591
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.382
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.552
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:22.059
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given a computer 0.149
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.130
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.630
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.556
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.691
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.233
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.550
And I enable persistence 11.746
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 8.700
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.180
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 11.261
And available upgrades have been checked 1.100
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.797
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.536
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.172
And I enable persistence 13.174
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 8.083
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.177
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 14.746
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.419
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:12.288
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 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.513
And I enable persistence 13.205
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.776
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.282
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.012
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008