Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4544 12 Aug 2026, 11:22

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 13:57.488 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
1:38.191
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.628
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.998
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.169
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.258
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:33.133
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.709
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.128
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.155
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.138
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.099
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.663
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.934
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.351
And I enable persistence 19.585
And I log in to a new session 7.867
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.157
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.565
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.661
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.082
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.176
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.449
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.132
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.150
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.395
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.010
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.132
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.314
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.412
When I start Synaptic 12.192
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.151
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.925
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.522
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.564
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.316
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.478
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.245
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.150
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.601
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.472
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:38.870
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.212
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 5.848
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.188
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.637
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.345
And I enable persistence 11.484
# 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 0.069
And I log in to a new session 7.781
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.442
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 13.143
And available upgrades have been checked 0.054
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.895
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.638
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.263
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.246
And I enable persistence 12.563
# 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 9.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.163
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 13.809
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.063
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.814
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 0.152
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.489
And I enable persistence 11.530
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.231
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.634
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.677
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006