Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4613 13 Sep 2026, 11:11

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 13:37.741 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
1:39.598
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.597
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.840
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.131
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.000
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.428
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.473
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 1:0.370
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.396
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.190
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.501
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.650
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.485
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.853
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.917
And I enable persistence 16.996
And I log in to a new session 6.500
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.344
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.710
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.471
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.657
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.315
And I update the APT lists using apt 3.975
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.118
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.931
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.851
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.268
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.513
When I start Synaptic 11.708
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.886
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.310
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.483
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.130
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.533
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.055
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.155
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.673
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.454
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:14.292
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.404
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.599
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.900
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.450
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.881
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.726
And I enable persistence 10.626
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 7.227
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 11.383
And available upgrades have been checked 0.031
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.350
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.374
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.484
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.955
And I enable persistence 11.094
# 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 7.319
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 14.730
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.788
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.984
And I enable persistence 10.973
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.595
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.758
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.056
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005