Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4578 31 Aug 2026, 11:16

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 14:2.340 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
1:42.740
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:18.597
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.534
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.258
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.060
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.447
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.839
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.472
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.060
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.304
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.954
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.801
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.604
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.989
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.641
And I enable persistence 20.123
And I log in to a new session 8.154
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.716
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.767
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.326
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 0.133
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.807
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.996
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.226
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.108
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.769
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 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.439
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.300
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.510
When I start Synaptic 11.701
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.953
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.818
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.292
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.549
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.526
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.684
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.526
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.310
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.767
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.289
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.433
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.036
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 5.773
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.971
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.498
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.154
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.025
And I enable persistence 14.205
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.455
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.209
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.073
# 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 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 11.358
And available upgrades have been checked 1.132
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.848
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.438
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.907
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.499
And I enable persistence 11.072
# 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 8.027
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.200
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 16.112
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.231
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.609
And I enable persistence 10.978
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 8.522
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.476
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.470
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006