Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4582 01 Sep 2026, 19:41

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 14:31.477 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
1:42.891
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.693
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.167
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.215
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.607
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.233
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.575
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.434
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.267
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.067
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.810
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.661
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.970
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.824
And I enable persistence 27.634
And I log in to a new session 8.490
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.130
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.698
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.558
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.849
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.886
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 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.994
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.381
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.256
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.084
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.271
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 1:41.177
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.168
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.308
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
When I start Synaptic 11.575
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.309
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.039
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.335
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.630
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.575
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.708
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.153
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.825
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.806
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.293
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.491
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 0.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.864
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 5.500
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.838
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.661
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.665
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.721
And I enable persistence 12.404
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.082
And I log in to a new session 7.390
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.557
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
# 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 0.097
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 12.612
And available upgrades have been checked 1.129
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.856
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.589
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.832
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.524
And I enable persistence 14.755
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.512
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.412
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 16.049
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.066
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.702
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.850
And I enable persistence 12.764
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 9.161
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.664
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.077
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.083