Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4546 13 Aug 2026, 14:07

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 14:15.730 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
1:44.952
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.674
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.088
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.214
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.462
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 47.777
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.484
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.584
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.050
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.636
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.985
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.886
And I enable persistence 17.949
And I log in to a new session 7.639
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.131
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.431
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.647
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.338
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.994
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.853
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.218
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.130
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.822
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.329
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.604
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.501
When I start Synaptic 11.944
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.911
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.968
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.554
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.560
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.588
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.188
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.652
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.879
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.194
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.487
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.046
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.110
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.293
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 5.437
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.020
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.637
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.016
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.478
And I enable persistence 11.711
# 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 7.374
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.473
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 12.121
And available upgrades have been checked 0.057
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.334
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.543
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.935
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.117
And I enable persistence 11.496
# 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 8.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.182
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 15.289
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.108
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.823
And I enable persistence 12.267
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 8.775
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.699
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.095
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005