Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4603 08 Sep 2026, 13:09

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 14:23.625 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
1:41.770
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
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 1:18.241
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.482
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.297
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.687
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.911
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.023
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.274
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.912
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.181
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.200
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.885
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.741
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.512
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.077
And I enable persistence 21.101
And I log in to a new session 8.356
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.134
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.665
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.686
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.069
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 a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.563
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.065
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.205
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.098
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.489
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 a computer 0.175
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.477
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.119
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.303
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.488
When I start Synaptic 11.920
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.278
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.706
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.191
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.555
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.720
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.583
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.332
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.822
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.254
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.584
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.148
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 0.252
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.604
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 5.480
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.046
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.195
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.830
And I enable persistence 13.025
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.264
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 11.391
And available upgrades have been checked 1.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.346
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.596
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.844
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.886
And I enable persistence 14.358
# 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 8.315
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.161
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.323
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.393
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.236
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 a computer 0.164
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.101
And I enable persistence 12.809
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.277
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.813
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.970
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006