Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4563 21 Aug 2026, 16:30

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 13:57.753 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
1:41.651
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.914
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.013
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.622
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.878
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 48.869
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.650
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.455
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.514
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.528
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.463
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.098
And I enable persistence 20.766
And I log in to a new session 7.892
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.145
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.514
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.140
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.929
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.757
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.174
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.133
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.725
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 a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.726
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.489
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.462
When I start Synaptic 11.845
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.320
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.283
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.566
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.528
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.548
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.139
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.904
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.713
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.503
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.501
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.448
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 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.090
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.995
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.065
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.666
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.277
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.877
And I enable persistence 11.732
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 6.886
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.217
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 10.674
And available upgrades have been checked 1.090
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.762
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.716
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.771
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.148
And I enable persistence 11.104
# 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 7.462
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 12.290
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.908
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.728
And I enable persistence 11.049
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.894
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.449
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.616
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018