Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4561 19 Aug 2026, 19:54

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 13:16.762 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
1:36.343
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 1:15.332
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.616
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.038
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:28.345
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 45.851
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.739
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.225
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.486
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.088
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.519
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.897
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.711
And I enable persistence 17.679
And I log in to a new session 6.745
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.581
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.563
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.424
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 1:19.965
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.057
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.114
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.149
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.573
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.037
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.876
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.731
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.122
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.478
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.413
When I start Synaptic 11.396
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.030
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.405
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.288
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.131
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.282
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.164
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.811
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.542
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.376
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:1.206
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:10.495
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 5.327
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.007
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.451
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.631
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.640
And I enable persistence 10.647
# 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
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 6.831
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
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 10.345
And available upgrades have been checked 1.125
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.765
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.547
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.490
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.970
And I enable persistence 10.150
# 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 6.454
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.197
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 12.497
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.069
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
55.565
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.945
And I enable persistence 10.421
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.078
And I log in to a new session 6.323
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.471
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.170
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005