Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4601 08 Sep 2026, 07:41

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 13:3.033 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
1:36.916
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.523
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.907
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.818
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:27.175
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 46.944
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.463
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.247
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.996
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.591
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.521
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.861
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.539
And I enable persistence 16.956
And I log in to a new session 6.983
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.106
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.421
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.445
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.469
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 1:1.792
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.296
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.151
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.114
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.515
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.877
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.619
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.332
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.406
When I start Synaptic 11.732
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.091
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.435
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.302
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.475
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.114
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.305
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.485
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.100
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.835
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.636
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.264
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.390
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:3.745
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 1:9.945
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 5.167
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.927
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.455
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.539
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.118
And I enable persistence 10.118
# 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 0.035
And I log in to a new session 6.931
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.182
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.062
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 10.417
And available upgrades have been checked 1.091
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.296
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.406
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.530
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.214
And I enable persistence 10.746
# 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 7.546
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.182
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 13.507
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.013
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.849
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" with network unplugged 32.105
And I enable persistence 10.460
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.000
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.582
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.531
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005