Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4623 17 Sep 2026, 11:19

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 13:51.290 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
1:43.088
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.883
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.383
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.232
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.912
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.401
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.607
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.547
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.241
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.467
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.797
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.604
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.377
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.886
And I enable persistence 19.357
And I log in to a new session 8.968
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.179
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.680
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.553
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.954
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.936
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.544
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.166
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.165
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.541
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.380
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.425
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.339
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.441
When I start Synaptic 11.498
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.152
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.292
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.518
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.526
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.120
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.508
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.576
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.156
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.015
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.677
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.337
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.440
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.505
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:18.511
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.212
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 5.551
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.770
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.512
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.549
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.387
And I enable persistence 11.414
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 7.626
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.508
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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 11.182
And available upgrades have been checked 0.046
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.902
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.409
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.789
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.503
And I enable persistence 11.331
# 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 8.425
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
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 15.762
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.953
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" with network unplugged 34.189
And I enable persistence 11.990
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.946
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.573
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.071
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.514
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007