Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4597 05 Sep 2026, 11:12

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 14:4.173 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
1:42.050
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 1:17.839
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.777
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.699
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.446
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.857
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 48.973
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.885
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.397
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.111
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.624
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.232
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.640
And I enable persistence 20.676
And I log in to a new session 7.921
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.124
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.621
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.415
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.606
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.484
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.703
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.165
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.118
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.615
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.208
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.643
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.511
When I start Synaptic 11.981
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.170
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.981
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.402
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.624
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.282
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.498
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.073
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.233
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.703
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.137
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.308
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.436
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.236
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.479
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.821
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.523
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.797
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.825
And I enable persistence 11.769
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 8.210
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.077
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 12.601
And available upgrades have been checked 1.101
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.279
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.603
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.029
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.159
And I enable persistence 12.417
# 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 7.699
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.476
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.778
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.036
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.065
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.607
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.837
And I enable persistence 12.003
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.077
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.606
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.912
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005