Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4572 27 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 12:48.388 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
1:35.360
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:13.431
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.687
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.102
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.988
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:23.306
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 43.459
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.217
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.194
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.994
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.858
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.552
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.939
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.517
And I enable persistence 16.778
And I log in to a new session 6.565
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.134
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.615
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.389
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.733
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.461
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.858
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.166
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.112
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.701
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.688
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.117
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.439
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.479
When I start Synaptic 11.583
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.858
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.535
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.525
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.496
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.109
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.485
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.547
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.112
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.934
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.602
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.462
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:3.921
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 0.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.173
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 5.383
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.043
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.502
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.912
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.217
And I enable persistence 10.024
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.034
And I log in to a new session 6.991
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 10.363
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 1.837
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.471
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.441
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.359
And I enable persistence 10.415
# 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 6.632
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.117
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.025
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 13.416
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.365
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.218
And I enable persistence 10.551
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.953
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.679
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.800
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017