Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4558 18 Aug 2026, 19:14

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 14:51.550 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
1:56.046
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 1:31.390
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.903
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.275
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.045
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.441
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.797
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 50.510
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.743
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.209
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.073
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.056
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.627
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.581
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.085
And I enable persistence 22.582
And I log in to a new session 8.935
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.135
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.490
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.651
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.870
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.309
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.964
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.208
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.229
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.939
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.275
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.302
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.482
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.408
When I start Synaptic 12.097
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.203
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.145
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.330
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.575
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.708
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.787
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.696
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.003
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.863
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.448
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.379
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.151
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.133
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.105
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 9.662
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.404
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.682
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.567
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.362
And I enable persistence 14.601
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 9.649
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.378
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.780
And available upgrades have been checked 1.160
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.365
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.512
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.859
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.380
And I enable persistence 12.174
# 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 8.487
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.442
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 17.050
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.343
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.408
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 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.208
And I enable persistence 13.796
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 8.983
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.166
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.749
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034