Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4595 04 Sep 2026, 07:39

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 13:51.527 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
1:42.209
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 1:18.775
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.879
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.250
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.966
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.942
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 46.356
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.155
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.244
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.065
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.161
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.618
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.402
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.670
And I enable persistence 19.173
And I log in to a new session 6.791
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.125
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.625
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.452
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.546
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.379
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.765
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.134
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.908
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.143
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.453
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.422
When I start Synaptic 11.537
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.091
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.849
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.430
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.532
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.520
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.525
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.128
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.013
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.726
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.550
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.335
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.329
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.067
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 5.776
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.321
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.536
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.528
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.790
And I enable persistence 11.238
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.958
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.233
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.198
And Tor is ready 10.928
And available upgrades have been checked 0.053
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.450
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.529
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.021
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.249
And I enable persistence 10.853
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.076
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.163
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.950
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.591
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 0.455
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.500
And I enable persistence 11.410
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.060
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.053
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.836
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033