Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4605 09 Sep 2026, 17:07

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 14:22.239 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
1:45.381
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.972
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.110
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.756
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.380
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.203
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.509
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 49.502
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.723
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.195
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.683
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.105
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.603
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.983
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.512
And I enable persistence 20.010
And I log in to a new session 8.583
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.111
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.673
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.715
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.906
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.336
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.070
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.265
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.083
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.805
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.255
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.579
When I start Synaptic 12.501
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.954
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.593
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.553
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.133
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.299
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.076
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 0.677
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.592
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.519
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.879
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.553
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 5.438
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.089
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.725
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.455
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.778
And I enable persistence 12.978
# 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
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 7.909
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.266
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.029
And Tor is ready 11.459
And available upgrades have been checked 1.084
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.442
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.616
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.538
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.799
And I enable persistence 11.809
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 8.610
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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.679
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.756
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.160
And I enable persistence 12.377
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 8.249
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.975
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.800
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019