Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4580 01 Sep 2026, 07:37

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 13:57.879 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
1:41.467
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 1:18.166
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.248
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.298
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.501
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.583
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 46.470
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.434
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.226
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.465
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.369
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.578
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.964
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.258
And I enable persistence 19.663
And I log in to a new session 8.549
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.130
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.715
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.640
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.458
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.855
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.195
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.187
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.075
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.956
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.538
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.215
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.488
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.438
When I start Synaptic 12.395
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.302
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.340
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.291
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.088
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.896
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.858
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.471
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.250
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.575
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.390
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.295
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.606
And I enable persistence 14.220
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 6.772
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.010
And available upgrades have been checked 1.111
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.280
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.559
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.146
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.310
And I enable persistence 11.817
# 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 8.478
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.085
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.105
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.346
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.162
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.634
And I enable persistence 11.585
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 7.309
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.608
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.809
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005