Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4581 01 Sep 2026, 11:19

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 14:8.590 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
1:43.079
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.038
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.013
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.677
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.449
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 45.570
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.354
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.179
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.025
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.536
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.805
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.037
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.329
And I enable persistence 21.043
And I log in to a new session 7.452
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.407
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.808
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.763
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.156
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.526
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.586
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.392
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.188
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.208
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.475
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.646
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.497
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.417
When I start Synaptic 11.700
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.914
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.526
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.576
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.518
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.522
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.708
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.461
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.772
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.629
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.579
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.562
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.369
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.840
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.804
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.664
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.747
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.924
And I enable persistence 11.184
# 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 0.077
And I log in to a new session 7.879
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.171
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 11.455
And available upgrades have been checked 0.059
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.694
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.563
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.168
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.753
And I enable persistence 11.347
# 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 7.481
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.155
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 13.871
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.495
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.615
And I enable persistence 11.668
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.974
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.059
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.729
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005