Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4574 28 Aug 2026, 07:29

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 15:1.541 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
1:39.055
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 1:17.308
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.871
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.180
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.531
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:29.794
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 46.263
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.137
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.012
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.352
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.523
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.017
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.080
And I enable persistence 17.687
And I log in to a new session 7.109
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.343
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.629
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.419
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.187
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.687
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.089
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.145
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.142
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.774
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.682
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.540
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.430
When I start Synaptic 11.556
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.888
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 6.864
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.279
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.487
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.115
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.451
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.319
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.857
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.586
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.442
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.417
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
6:0.063
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.260
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 5.234
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.015
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.471
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.678
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.735
And I enable persistence 10.584
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 6.470
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.484
And available upgrades have been checked 0.034
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.357
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.538
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:6.698
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.895
And I enable persistence 10.738
# 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 7.451
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.152
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 13.721
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.035
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
55.664
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.233
And I enable persistence 10.254
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 6.303
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.580
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.110
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005