Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4590 03 Sep 2026, 14:27

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 14:22.767 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
1:43.501
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.198
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.260
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.351
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.105
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.141
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 45.658
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.914
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.209
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.927
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.251
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.592
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.486
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.163
And I enable persistence 20.027
And I log in to a new session 7.567
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.127
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.460
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.654
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.856
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.860
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.475
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.285
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.094
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.334
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 1:40.107
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.208
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.464
When I start Synaptic 12.195
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.260
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.423
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.321
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.421
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.539
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.115
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.366
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.749
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.563
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.738
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.592
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.127
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.048
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.526
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.572
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.620
And I enable persistence 13.178
# 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 0.014
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.877
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.222
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.074
# 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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.041
And Tor is ready 10.728
And available upgrades have been checked 1.108
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.360
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.587
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.374
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.088
And I enable persistence 13.382
# 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 8.974
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.057
And Tor is ready 16.584
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.195
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.692
And I enable persistence 12.565
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.671
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.603
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.222
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006