Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4599 07 Sep 2026, 11:09

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 13:29.718 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
1:38.937
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.604
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.634
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.175
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.460
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:32.340
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 46.739
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.512
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.169
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.984
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.342
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.509
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.165
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.959
And I enable persistence 19.114
And I log in to a new session 7.187
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.362
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.651
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.533
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.226
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.298
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.502
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.155
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.123
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.849
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.804
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.160
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.112
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.467
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
When I start Synaptic 11.449
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.878
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.360
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.332
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.585
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.114
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.325
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.483
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.103
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.049
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.584
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.522
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:11.359
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.105
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 5.737
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.141
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.563
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.578
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.991
And I enable persistence 11.009
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 6.546
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.071
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 10.541
And available upgrades have been checked 1.104
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.317
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.479
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.828
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.025
And I enable persistence 10.756
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 7.227
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.155
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 13.577
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.050
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.357
And I enable persistence 10.851
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.409
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.265
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.737
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006