Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4551 16 Aug 2026, 11:10

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 13:28.842 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
1:38.251
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.251
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.664
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.131
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.898
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.171
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.736
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 55.784
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.499
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.752
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.686
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.581
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.864
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.459
And I enable persistence 16.919
And I log in to a new session 6.742
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.150
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.582
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.506
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.799
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.096
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.318
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.140
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.121
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.224
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 0.130
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.750
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.117
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.279
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.533
When I start Synaptic 11.624
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.024
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.231
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.532
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.511
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.530
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.042
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.880
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.614
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.272
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.250
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.218
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 5.633
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.092
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.438
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.514
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 30.954
And I enable persistence 10.193
# 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 6.920
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.169
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.128
And available upgrades have been checked 0.062
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.687
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.405
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.655
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.955
And I enable persistence 11.285
# 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 7.647
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.135
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 13.723
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.578
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.291
And I enable persistence 12.109
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 6.647
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.152
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.043
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005