Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4593 03 Sep 2026, 19:23

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 14:16.771 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
1:45.383
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.429
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.173
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.317
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.667
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.404
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 48.736
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.788
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.261
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.550
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.902
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.779
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.347
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.740
And I enable persistence 21.509
And I log in to a new session 8.235
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.168
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.686
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.578
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.469
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.825
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.151
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.258
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.106
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.712
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.540
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.481
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.506
When I start Synaptic 12.176
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.423
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.404
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.578
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.669
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.530
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.548
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.062
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.726
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.137
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.335
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.914
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 0.173
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.075
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.460
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.287
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.971
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.134
And I enable persistence 12.497
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.569
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 10.896
And available upgrades have been checked 1.090
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.327
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.716
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.002
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.236
And I enable persistence 11.917
# 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 7.891
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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.062
And Tor is ready 13.265
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.326
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.887
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 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.699
And I enable persistence 10.351
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 7.937
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.258
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.134
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012