Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4568 26 Aug 2026, 11:18

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 14:12.712 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
1:43.527
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 1:19.287
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.560
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.323
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.630
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.244
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 46.000
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.634
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.828
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.306
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.716
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.574
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.972
And I enable persistence 20.680
And I log in to a new session 8.779
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.736
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.627
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.742
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.422
And I update the APT lists using apt 3.824
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.175
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.172
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.157
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.729
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.156
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.526
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.454
When I start Synaptic 11.680
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.208
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.273
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.320
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.518
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.517
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.356
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.907
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.656
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.470
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.516
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.559
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 5.286
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.892
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.623
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.658
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.692
And I enable persistence 10.979
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.678
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.026
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.345
And available upgrades have been checked 0.045
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.504
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.450
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.696
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.679
And I enable persistence 14.329
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 8.428
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 15.837
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.084
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.523
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 0.143
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.913
And I enable persistence 12.717
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.189
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.210
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.018
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006