Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4575 28 Aug 2026, 11:13

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 13:46.620 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
1:41.037
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.013
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.842
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.782
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.047
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.706
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.523
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.065
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.816
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.525
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.238
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.592
And I enable persistence 19.536
And I log in to a new session 7.343
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.128
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.643
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.661
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.001
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.384
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.184
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.126
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.169
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.894
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.587
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.129
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.446
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.453
When I start Synaptic 11.545
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.913
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.192
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.503
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.521
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.698
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.409
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.197
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.636
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.364
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:17.128
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.644
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.336
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.333
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.479
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.203
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.498
And I enable persistence 10.748
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 6.738
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.532
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.897
And available upgrades have been checked 1.064
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.792
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.580
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.741
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.359
And I enable persistence 10.828
# 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 8.140
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.053
And Tor is ready 14.570
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.512
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.858
And I enable persistence 10.946
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 7.940
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.899
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.521
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.382
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005