Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4606 09 Sep 2026, 19:30

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 14:42.430 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
2:0.260
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:37.268
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.767
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.222
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.574
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.430
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.141
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 51.304
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.365
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.447
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.401
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.653
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.697
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.791
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.114
And I enable persistence 20.475
And I log in to a new session 9.271
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.145
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.686
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.684
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.299
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.554
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.194
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.181
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.233
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.887
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.065
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.964
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.427
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.573
When I start Synaptic 12.304
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.148
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.195
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.488
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.776
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.238
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.304
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.752
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.615
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.868
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.955
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.195
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.552
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.939
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.109
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 a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.496
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.785
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.144
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.012
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.794
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.084
And I enable persistence 12.959
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 8.264
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 12.687
And available upgrades have been checked 0.037
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.353
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.411
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.671
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.697
And I enable persistence 12.325
# 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 7.204
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.163
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 15.363
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.553
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 a computer 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.816
And I enable persistence 12.432
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.461
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.687
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.929
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006