Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4545 13 Aug 2026, 11:16

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 13:45.874 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
1:40.632
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:18.821
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.759
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.189
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.312
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.770
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 45.776
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.371
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.231
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.903
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.357
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.605
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.571
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.111
And I enable persistence 19.043
And I log in to a new session 7.363
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.113
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.615
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.606
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.283
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 a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.660
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.206
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.178
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.117
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.058
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.724
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.321
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.507
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.450
When I start Synaptic 11.701
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.102
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.542
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.325
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.459
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.130
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.459
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.212
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.773
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.705
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.501
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:16.939
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.749
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 5.590
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.136
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.515
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.152
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.172
And I enable persistence 11.410
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.747
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.074
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 10.709
And available upgrades have been checked 1.102
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.824
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.386
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.137
And I enable persistence 10.491
# 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 7.933
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.125
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 14.063
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.036
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.522
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.454
And I enable persistence 10.763
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.563
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.735
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.642
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062