Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4550 15 Aug 2026, 11:23

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 13:50.075 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
1:41.145
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.191
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.187
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.678
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:33.960
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 45.077
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.741
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.432
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.567
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.550
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.900
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.171
And I enable persistence 19.371
And I log in to a new session 7.590
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.124
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.417
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.652
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.127
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.380
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.310
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.129
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.159
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.566
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.879
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.155
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.303
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.438
When I start Synaptic 11.722
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.244
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.195
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.497
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.534
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.117
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.317
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.474
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.516
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.508
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.489
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.367
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:19.629
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 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.620
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 5.775
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.125
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.577
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 33.056
And I enable persistence 11.035
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 7.196
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 11.069
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 2.594
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.594
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.558
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.465
And I enable persistence 12.576
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 7.373
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.143
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.100
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.065
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.645
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.408
And I enable persistence 11.279
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 6.876
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.656
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.990
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005