Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4583 01 Sep 2026, 23:12

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 14:25.060 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
1:47.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.398
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.603
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.836
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.878
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.665
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.257
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.693
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.235
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.933
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.167
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.594
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.961
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.053
And I enable persistence 20.160
And I log in to a new session 6.932
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.353
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.699
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.539
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.698
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.048
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.142
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.174
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.198
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.874
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.284
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 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.132
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.498
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.499
When I start Synaptic 12.088
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.317
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.663
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.533
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.585
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.499
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.114
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.315
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.769
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.526
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.974
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.741
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.271
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.968
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.666
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.336
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.099
And I enable persistence 15.093
# 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 0.020
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 8.661
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 11.465
And available upgrades have been checked 2.240
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.790
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.656
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.402
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.213
And I enable persistence 12.488
# 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 9.142
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.025
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 16.875
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.417
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.287
And I enable persistence 11.091
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.070
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.770
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.015
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006