Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4549 14 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 13:47.260 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
1:39.242
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.990
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.448
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.596
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.295
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 48.647
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.985
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.255
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.448
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.995
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.612
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.534
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.404
And I enable persistence 18.451
And I log in to a new session 7.383
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.452
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.491
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.540
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.621
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.322
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 0.120
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.436
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.465
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.147
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.107
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.775
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.903
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.142
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.502
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.452
When I start Synaptic 11.870
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.188
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.120
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.511
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.293
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.421
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.445
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.352
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.684
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.468
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.402
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.546
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 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.908
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 5.769
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.017
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.505
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.770
And I enable persistence 11.145
# 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
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 7.459
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.026
# 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 0.024
And Tor is ready 11.021
And available upgrades have been checked 1.097
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.430
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.377
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.560
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.356
And I enable persistence 10.932
# 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 8.955
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.153
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 14.376
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.077
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.962
And I enable persistence 11.179
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 8.746
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.519
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.292
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005