Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4602 08 Sep 2026, 11:28

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 14:19.977 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
1:53.541
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.444
And I update the APT lists using apt 14.074
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.815
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.428
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.723
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.941
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.388
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.190
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.765
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.467
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.747
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.278
And I enable persistence 17.255
And I log in to a new session 7.846
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.139
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.723
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.745
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.827
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.746
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.141
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.178
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.884
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.041
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.348
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.450
When I start Synaptic 12.119
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.022
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.254
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.513
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.564
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.463
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.293
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.034
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.708
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.438
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.432
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.908
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.406
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.106
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.290
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.643
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.664
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.708
And I enable persistence 12.142
# 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
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 7.365
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.237
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 13.070
And available upgrades have been checked 0.072
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.521
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 17.023
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.154
And I enable persistence 13.968
# 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 9.500
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.418
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.080
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 16.643
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.898
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.296
And I enable persistence 11.966
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 8.989
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.736
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.725
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007