Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4624 17 Sep 2026, 14:17

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 14:22.878 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
1:47.980
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 1:25.090
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.640
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.218
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.729
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.975
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 46.968
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.593
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.183
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.176
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.062
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.591
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.010
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.801
And I enable persistence 21.761
And I log in to a new session 8.091
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.416
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.617
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.567
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.133
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.720
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.162
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.036
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.298
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.093
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.264
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.075
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.330
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.493
When I start Synaptic 11.870
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.304
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.492
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.430
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.120
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.494
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.139
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.247
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.768
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.452
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.739
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.182
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 5.650
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.932
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.705
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.689
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.925
And I enable persistence 13.233
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 8.979
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 12.615
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 1.845
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.436
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.137
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.602
And I enable persistence 11.354
# 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 8.140
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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 14.402
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.197
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.951
And I enable persistence 12.769
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.510
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.694
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.056
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.780
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006