Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4619 16 Sep 2026, 11:21

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 13:39.008 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
1:43.343
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.427
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.109
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.342
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:30.180
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 45.209
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.509
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.208
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.094
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.884
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.505
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.944
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.800
And I enable persistence 18.616
And I log in to a new session 7.968
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.135
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.660
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.537
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.350
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 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.323
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.550
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.185
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.118
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.658
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.134
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.485
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.481
When I start Synaptic 11.869
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.885
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.913
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.495
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.112
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.286
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.474
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.090
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.302
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.606
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.540
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.474
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.875
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.972
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.510
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.989
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.568
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.607
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.417
And I enable persistence 11.938
# 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
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 7.289
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 10.551
And available upgrades have been checked 0.044
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.832
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.594
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.891
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.893
And I enable persistence 10.614
# 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 8.174
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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.215
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.702
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.467
And I enable persistence 10.646
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.593
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.805
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.780
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005