Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4626 17 Sep 2026, 16:06

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 14:44.749 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
1:45.566
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.815
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.863
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.329
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.913
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.644
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.477
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.722
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.536
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.587
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.734
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.340
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.739
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.646
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.981
And I enable persistence 20.793
And I log in to a new session 7.670
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.119
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.647
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.643
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.988
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.777
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.531
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.235
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.262
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.094
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.726
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.131
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.473
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.523
When I start Synaptic 11.891
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.203
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.109
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.561
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.194
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.511
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.643
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.176
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.242
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.747
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.488
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.573
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:2.969
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.968
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.558
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.964
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.612
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.200
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.293
And I enable persistence 40.482
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 9.613
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.143
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.063
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 12.572
And available upgrades have been checked 0.048
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.312
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.371
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.850
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.259
And I enable persistence 12.913
# 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 8.081
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.145
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.164
And Tor is ready 14.952
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.409
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.208
And I enable persistence 12.073
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.210
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.753
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.941
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005