Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4579 31 Aug 2026, 18:50

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 13:5.276 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
1:38.204
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 1:16.223
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.624
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.098
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:28.750
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 43.833
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.375
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.318
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.923
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.813
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.492
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.932
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.457
And I enable persistence 18.196
And I log in to a new session 7.072
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.151
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.583
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.509
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.931
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.229
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.297
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.154
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.124
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.622
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.069
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.394
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.860
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.150
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.357
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.340
When I start Synaptic 11.434
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.835
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.291
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.467
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.458
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.120
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.294
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.411
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.215
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.753
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.499
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.263
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:3.457
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:9.602
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.020
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.050
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.582
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.940
And I enable persistence 10.422
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 6.623
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.137
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.078
And Tor is ready 10.755
And available upgrades have been checked 1.109
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.749
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.549
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.485
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.386
And I enable persistence 11.240
# 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 6.476
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.163
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 15.186
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.538
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.249
And I enable persistence 10.852
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 6.853
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.644
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.775
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.887
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005