Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4554 17 Aug 2026, 18:25

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 14:41.191 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
2:8.764
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:44.827
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.996
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.226
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.201
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.178
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.283
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.558
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.405
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.942
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.106
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.677
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.733
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.655
And I enable persistence 20.602
And I log in to a new session 7.529
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.129
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.639
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.711
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.202
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.365
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.690
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.070
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.180
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.266
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.432
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.014
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.156
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.551
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.454
When I start Synaptic 12.137
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.983
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.659
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.308
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.639
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.131
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.498
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.588
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.159
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.230
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.679
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.330
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.721
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.816
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.964
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.882
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.533
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.007
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.806
And I enable persistence 11.547
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.490
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.238
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.082
And the network is plugged 0.065
And Tor is ready 11.321
And available upgrades have been checked 1.091
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.298
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.401
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.761
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.537
And I enable persistence 11.718
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 7.540
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.170
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 14.970
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.080
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.728
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.161
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.967
And I enable persistence 12.149
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.706
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.345
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.022
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006