Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4577 30 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 13:36.904 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
1:40.842
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 1:17.783
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.981
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.351
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.943
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.983
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.026
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.803
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.153
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.111
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.975
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.629
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.505
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.510
And I enable persistence 18.421
And I log in to a new session 7.457
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.104
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.651
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.526
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.534
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.053
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.627
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 a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.653
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.576
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.148
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.119
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.437
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 1:36.855
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.195
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.372
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.441
When I start Synaptic 11.716
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.088
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.092
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.478
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.522
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.294
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.526
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.167
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.625
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.643
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.122
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.489
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:14.801
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.040
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 5.519
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.956
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.507
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.577
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.142
And I enable persistence 10.343
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.078
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.407
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 0.148
And Tor is ready 12.528
And available upgrades have been checked 1.097
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.389
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.400
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.603
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.638
And I enable persistence 11.077
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 8.111
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.154
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 13.679
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.211
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.591
And I enable persistence 11.960
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.479
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.571
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.422
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029