Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4543 12 Aug 2026, 07:40

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 13:51.180 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
1:41.778
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 1:18.295
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.988
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.314
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.961
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.469
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.809
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.162
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.152
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.388
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.724
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.901
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.622
And I enable persistence 18.842
And I log in to a new session 7.303
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.126
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.652
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.541
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.568
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.000
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.208
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.297
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.215
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.075
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.474
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.483
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.532
When I start Synaptic 12.131
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.024
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.651
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.625
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.541
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.104
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.342
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.640
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.510
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.879
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:22.158
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.516
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 4.935
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.969
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.207
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.466
And I enable persistence 11.963
# 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
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.996
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 0.048
# 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 0.032
And Tor is ready 10.520
And available upgrades have been checked 2.121
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.419
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.620
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.675
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.639
And I enable persistence 11.466
# 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 7.332
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 15.919
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.062
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.386
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.698
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.321
And I enable persistence 13.868
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 7.191
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.121
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.798
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008