Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4542 11 Aug 2026, 12:08

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 14:0.182 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
1:47.723
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 1:24.827
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.238
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.211
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.492
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.020
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.991
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.186
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.196
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.825
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.502
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.041
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.986
And I enable persistence 19.385
And I log in to a new session 7.875
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.125
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.666
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.570
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.303
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.630
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.234
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.179
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.123
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.174
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 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.569
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.104
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.456
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.435
When I start Synaptic 11.713
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.189
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.358
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.524
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.552
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.612
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.102
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.812
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.781
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.528
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.445
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.243
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.217
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 5.298
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.047
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.638
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.995
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.941
And I enable persistence 11.015
# 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 7.480
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.070
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 11.596
And available upgrades have been checked 0.051
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.320
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.570
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.373
And I enable persistence 11.154
# 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 7.669
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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.973
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.244
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" with network unplugged 33.259
And I enable persistence 11.129
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 6.834
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.795
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.852
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005