Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4591 03 Sep 2026, 15:24

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 14:16.945 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
1:46.505
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.778
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.127
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.337
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.010
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.093
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 47.755
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.793
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.240
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.556
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.154
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.531
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 35.937
And I enable persistence 20.833
And I log in to a new session 8.321
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.191
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.688
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.518
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.024
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 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.537
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.997
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.180
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.144
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.091
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 0.159
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.747
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.138
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.531
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.624
When I start Synaptic 11.934
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.171
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.422
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.518
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.746
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.683
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.503
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.413
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.622
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.713
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.327
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.484
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.542
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 a computer 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.157
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.983
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.566
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.578
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.703
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.536
And I enable persistence 12.410
# 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
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.072
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.214
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.543
And available upgrades have been checked 1.153
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.390
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.573
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.881
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.235
And I enable persistence 12.347
# 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 8.119
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 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 15.353
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.108
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.688
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.988
And I enable persistence 11.179
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.466
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.852
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.011
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.059