Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4584 02 Sep 2026, 07:30

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 13:6.375 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
1:36.445
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 1:14.014
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.185
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.198
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.142
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:25.380
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.185
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.511
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.548
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.145
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.546
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.925
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.267
And I enable persistence 17.907
And I log in to a new session 6.999
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.125
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.515
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.482
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.111
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" and I login with an administration password 1:1.409
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.254
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.200
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 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.359
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:24.808
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.138
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.304
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
When I start Synaptic 11.650
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.089
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.828
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.541
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.415
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.117
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.495
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.067
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.374
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.656
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.264
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.403
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.530
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.543
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.727
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 5.200
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.890
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.493
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.573
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.122
And I enable persistence 10.521
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.130
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 11.317
And available upgrades have been checked 1.085
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.496
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.729
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.368
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.969
And I enable persistence 10.310
# 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 6.571
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.405
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 14.067
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.535
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.129
And I enable persistence 10.850
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.671
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.649
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.882
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005