Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4617 14 Sep 2026, 18:42

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 14:31.603 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
1:42.288
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 1:19.361
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.860
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.327
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.530
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.771
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.839
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 1:17.466
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.679
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.338
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.932
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.310
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.785
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.329
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.213
And I enable persistence 20.035
And I log in to a new session 9.151
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.115
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.781
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 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.833
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.697
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.544
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.155
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.278
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.573
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.240
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 a computer 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.384
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.581
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.480
When I start Synaptic 11.594
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.245
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.050
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.548
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.999
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.389
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.547
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.114
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.046
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.724
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.436
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.493
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.722
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.447
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 5.380
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.049
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.231
And I enable persistence 11.596
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.382
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 13.410
And available upgrades have been checked 0.034
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.491
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.588
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.817
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.433
And I enable persistence 11.458
# 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 8.278
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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 15.652
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.679
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.247
And I enable persistence 11.943
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.756
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.681
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.882
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006