Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4571 26 Aug 2026, 18:27

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 13:45.796 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
1:41.376
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:18.853
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.656
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.124
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.632
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.110
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.350
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 48.289
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.374
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.547
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.259
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.658
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.245
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.770
And I enable persistence 18.742
And I log in to a new session 7.876
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.095
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.641
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.602
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.213
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.832
And I update the APT lists using apt 3.909
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.162
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.146
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.123
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 1:38.466
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.117
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.521
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.520
When I start Synaptic 11.438
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.121
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.726
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.625
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.501
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.176
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.800
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.716
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.463
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.458
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.999
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.332
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.908
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.982
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.598
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.689
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.319
And I enable persistence 11.410
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 7.469
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.171
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.036
And Tor is ready 10.609
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.492
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.566
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.894
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.760
And I enable persistence 10.477
# 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 0.021
And I log in to a new session 8.319
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.155
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 15.324
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.733
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 31.958
And I enable persistence 11.606
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 8.042
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.080
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.685
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005