Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4616 14 Sep 2026, 18:34

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 13:37.599 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
1:39.171
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:16.918
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.723
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.614
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.206
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:27.211
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 44.523
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.846
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.137
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.120
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.452
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.590
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.948
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.588
And I enable persistence 17.036
And I log in to a new session 7.675
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.126
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.607
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.478
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.942
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 1:1.394
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.083
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.150
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.193
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.501
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.083
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.541
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.276
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.434
When I start Synaptic 11.715
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.867
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.663
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.509
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.537
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.203
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.576
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 3.256
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.750
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.266
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.849
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.381
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.701
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 5.667
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.917
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.559
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.280
And I enable persistence 10.802
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 8.380
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 12.358
And available upgrades have been checked 1.097
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.276
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.396
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.809
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.750
And I enable persistence 10.908
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.509
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.121
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.036
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.810
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 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.631
And I enable persistence 14.568
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 8.335
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.323
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.507
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007