Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4565 22 Aug 2026, 11:10

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 13:14.944 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
1:39.840
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 1:18.691
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.431
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.080
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.919
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.271
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 42.538
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.712
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.030
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.316
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.426
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.217
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.792
And I enable persistence 18.855
And I log in to a new session 7.029
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.106
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.499
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.527
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.207
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.736
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.009
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.141
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.197
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.013
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.354
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.109
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.355
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.394
When I start Synaptic 11.344
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.814
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.924
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.437
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.466
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.511
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.097
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.910
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.598
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.440
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.964
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:8.276
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:10.149
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 5.385
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.977
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.509
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.556
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.448
And I enable persistence 10.508
# 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 6.491
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.334
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.385
And available upgrades have been checked 0.037
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.768
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.530
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.388
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.268
And I enable persistence 10.661
# 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 6.640
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.111
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 14.714
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.334
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.275
And I enable persistence 10.535
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 6.398
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.980
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.820
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005