Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4556 18 Aug 2026, 11:13

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 13:25.127 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
1:43.273
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.195
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.802
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.246
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.037
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.991
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:29.100
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 44.272
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.550
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.619
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.939
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.484
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.975
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.551
And I enable persistence 18.860
And I log in to a new session 7.140
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.124
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.665
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.575
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.498
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 an administration password 1:0.930
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.156
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.145
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.119
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.352
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.628
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.117
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.449
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.416
When I start Synaptic 11.829
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.067
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.265
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.304
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.455
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.113
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.534
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.457
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.076
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.856
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.581
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.514
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.451
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.618
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.992
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 5.762
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.280
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.560
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.379
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.480
And I enable persistence 10.648
# 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 7.614
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 10.751
And available upgrades have been checked 1.079
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.284
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.627
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.198
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.960
And I enable persistence 11.185
# 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 7.242
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.171
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 13.775
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.283
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.896
And I enable persistence 11.257
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 8.069
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.609
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.283
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062