Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4589 03 Sep 2026, 11:09

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 13:49.207 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
1:42.286
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 1:18.948
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.429
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.153
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.786
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.151
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:32.510
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 44.920
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.930
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.664
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.613
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.574
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.985
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.948
And I enable persistence 19.311
And I log in to a new session 7.062
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.096
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.630
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.523
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.188
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.729
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.990
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.137
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 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.293
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.941
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.116
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.488
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.409
When I start Synaptic 12.929
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.154
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.782
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.507
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.789
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.501
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.182
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.975
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.718
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.346
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.528
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.253
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.364
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.200
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.864
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.198
And I enable persistence 11.415
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 8.869
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.033
And Tor is ready 12.011
And available upgrades have been checked 0.037
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.407
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.525
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.900
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.075
And I enable persistence 10.721
# 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 7.468
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.161
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 15.827
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.063
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.400
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.720
And I enable persistence 10.683
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.146
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.714
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.946
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005