Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4627 17 Sep 2026, 16:37

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 14:10.838 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
1:42.468
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.446
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.306
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.480
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.193
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 49.505
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.839
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.190
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.712
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.794
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.013
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.562
And I enable persistence 20.316
And I log in to a new session 7.320
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.128
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.622
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.594
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.481
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.807
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.149
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.199
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.196
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.151
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.168
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.128
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.474
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.440
When I start Synaptic 11.606
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.092
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.969
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.295
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.200
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.498
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.585
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.279
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.564
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.908
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.542
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.944
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.546
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 5.757
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.047
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.765
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.319
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.528
And I enable persistence 13.256
# 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
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.588
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.230
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.063
And Tor is ready 13.217
And available upgrades have been checked 0.055
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.923
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.575
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.212
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.170
And I enable persistence 11.515
# 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 8.242
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.329
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.599
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 0.120
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.402
And I enable persistence 11.726
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.197
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.787
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.257
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006