Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4592 03 Sep 2026, 17:50

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 14:25.466 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
1:43.597
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 1:20.094
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.517
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.323
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.505
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.446
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.465
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.891
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.258
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.693
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.128
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.532
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.012
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.079
And I enable persistence 20.473
And I log in to a new session 9.121
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.171
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.692
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.793
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.890
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 0.233
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.808
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.462
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.162
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.149
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.531
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.527
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 a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.905
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.211
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.442
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.524
When I start Synaptic 11.917
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.475
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.397
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.372
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.590
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.647
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.091
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.272
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.706
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.570
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.530
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.346
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 a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.806
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.239
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.497
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.659
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.273
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.756
And I enable persistence 12.608
# 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 0.077
And I log in to a new session 8.170
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
# 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 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 12.463
And available upgrades have been checked 0.062
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.903
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.487
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.929
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.331
And I enable persistence 11.651
# 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 10.103
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.169
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 15.574
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.657
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.373
And I enable persistence 11.958
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.882
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.549
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.720
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005