Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4604 08 Sep 2026, 18:41

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 14:16.505 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
1:45.292
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.716
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.311
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.706
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.396
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.175
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.507
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.244
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.183
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.235
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.549
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.518
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.593
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.984
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.834
And I enable persistence 20.711
And I log in to a new session 8.115
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.138
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.698
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.590
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.272
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.963
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.868
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.199
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.094
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.898
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.775
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.489
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.489
When I start Synaptic 11.874
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.150
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.506
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.533
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.684
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.398
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.137
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.917
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.673
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.173
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.487
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.267
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 a computer 0.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.778
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 5.996
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.240
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.628
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.641
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.044
And I enable persistence 12.152
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 8.077
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.838
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.840
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.474
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.782
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.182
And I enable persistence 14.129
# 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 8.279
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.463
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.068
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 14.962
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.074
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.266
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.582
And I enable persistence 11.988
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.991
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.184
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.160
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020