Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4548 14 Aug 2026, 07:39

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 13:54.547 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
1:41.818
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 1:19.983
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.865
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.214
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.114
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.938
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 47.823
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.801
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.030
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.621
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.640
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.214
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.528
And I enable persistence 18.523
And I log in to a new session 7.193
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.119
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.563
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.161
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.081
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.593
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 2.129
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.304
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.313
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.447
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
When I start Synaptic 12.358
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.148
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.722
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.402
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.511
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.557
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.102
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.831
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.579
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.275
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.471
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.294
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.404
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 5.970
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.782
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.730
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.902
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.024
And I enable persistence 11.442
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 8.206
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.425
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 12.161
And available upgrades have been checked 1.079
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.326
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.548
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.790
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.461
And I enable persistence 11.527
# 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 8.107
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.779
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.029
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 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.719
And I enable persistence 12.139
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 7.602
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.783
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.586
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005