Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4614 14 Sep 2026, 11:14

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 13:44.430 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
1:39.981
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 1:18.777
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.088
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.155
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:30.764
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 46.532
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.114
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.253
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.093
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.539
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 33.863
And I enable persistence 18.632
And I log in to a new session 8.161
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.099
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.647
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.582
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.180
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.093
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.669
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.139
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.141
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.118
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 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.849
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.496
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.533
When I start Synaptic 11.562
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.085
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.859
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.556
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.300
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.142
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.498
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.714
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.419
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.913
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.698
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.653
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.786
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.841
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.872
And I enable persistence 10.854
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 6.771
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 10.774
And available upgrades have been checked 1.087
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.337
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.243
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.494
And I enable persistence 11.548
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 7.941
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.169
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 16.155
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.350
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.471
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.074
And I enable persistence 11.773
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.881
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.623
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.934
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006