Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4555 18 Aug 2026, 07:33

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 13:13.472 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
1:38.792
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 1:16.201
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.206
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.074
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:29.334
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.366
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.506
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.225
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.451
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.635
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.554
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.411
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.049
And I enable persistence 17.880
And I log in to a new session 6.736
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.343
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.597
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.477
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.870
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 a computer 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.424
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.023
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.179
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.116
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.002
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.008
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.106
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.454
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.447
When I start Synaptic 11.557
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.873
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.861
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.426
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.110
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.303
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.468
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.150
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.189
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.665
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.274
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.397
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.884
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:5.168
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:10.223
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 5.079
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.891
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.467
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.551
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.391
And I enable persistence 10.346
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.782
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.130
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 10.441
And available upgrades have been checked 1.106
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.780
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.554
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.611
And I enable persistence 10.635
# 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 6.904
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.155
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 14.148
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.035
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.304
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.991
And I enable persistence 10.902
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 6.638
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.712
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.732
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005