Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4615 14 Sep 2026, 12:12

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 13:58.861 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
1:39.970
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.990
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.605
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.188
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.593
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.925
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.011
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.213
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.504
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.292
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.661
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.478
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.479
And I enable persistence 18.712
And I log in to a new session 7.925
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.111
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.648
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.645
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.833
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.088
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.409
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.255
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.143
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.138
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.147
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.574
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.477
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.356
When I start Synaptic 11.939
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.164
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.936
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.509
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.493
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.145
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.100
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.904
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.286
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.304
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.731
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 5.320
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.101
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.561
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.601
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.256
And I enable persistence 11.334
# 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 0.069
And I log in to a new session 8.827
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.201
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.073
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 11.685
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.879
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.598
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.910
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.346
And I enable persistence 11.725
# 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 8.679
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 14.809
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.424
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.532
And I enable persistence 11.312
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.882
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.292
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.983
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007