Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4547 13 Aug 2026, 18:52

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 14:7.525 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
1:42.868
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.714
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.284
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.709
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 47.863
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.038
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.455
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.196
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.632
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.250
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.491
And I enable persistence 19.833
And I log in to a new session 6.774
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.485
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.557
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.473
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.390
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.999
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.822
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.292
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.086
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.507
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.587
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 a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.131
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.122
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
When I start Synaptic 11.855
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.313
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.020
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.522
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.306
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.514
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.148
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.240
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.691
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.286
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.397
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 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.969
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.388
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.460
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.679
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.923
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.030
And I enable persistence 11.388
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 7.667
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 12.711
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.096
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.537
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.031
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.530
And I enable persistence 11.144
# 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 8.710
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 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 16.040
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.621
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.276
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.372
And I enable persistence 11.530
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.780
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.621
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.771
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045