Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4596 04 Sep 2026, 11:11

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 13:17.395 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
1:38.816
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 1:16.906
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.063
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.312
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.145
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.387
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.975
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 45.288
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.083
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.190
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.607
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.705
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.469
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.993
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.636
And I enable persistence 17.526
And I log in to a new session 7.020
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.273
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.584
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.512
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.298
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.631
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.288
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.135
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.120
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.064
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.142
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.450
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.386
When I start Synaptic 11.608
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.864
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.816
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.427
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.550
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.446
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.110
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.073
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.544
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.110
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.261
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.440
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:11.446
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 1:10.645
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 5.796
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.955
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.564
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.978
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.499
And I enable persistence 10.667
# 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 6.463
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 10.548
And available upgrades have been checked 1.085
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.867
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.585
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.372
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.198
And I enable persistence 10.658
# 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 7.001
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 13.834
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.794
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.871
And I enable persistence 10.065
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 6.536
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.262
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.727
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006