Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4541 11 Aug 2026, 11:15

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 13:59.869 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
1:45.150
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 1:24.140
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.990
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.180
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.766
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.365
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.141
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.865
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.215
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.243
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.624
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.747
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.965
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.498
And I enable persistence 20.644
And I log in to a new session 7.992
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.110
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.615
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.598
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.859
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.742
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.673
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.160
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.158
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.505
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 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.975
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.168
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.539
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.570
When I start Synaptic 12.112
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.265
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.703
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.510
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.479
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.480
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.384
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.566
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.716
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.204
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.508
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.106
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.483
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 5.228
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.039
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.690
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.139
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.255
And I enable persistence 12.089
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 7.510
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.381
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 10.010
And available upgrades have been checked 1.121
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.907
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.553
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.710
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.430
And I enable persistence 11.349
# 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 8.107
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 15.444
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.882
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.059
And I enable persistence 11.623
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.134
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.685
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.179
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047