Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4380 07 May 2026, 07:30

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 14:4.626 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
1:42.385
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.799
And I update APT using apt 6.522
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.227
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.689
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.276
And I update APT using apt 5.287
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.268
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.752
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.964
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.060
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.943
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.885
And I enable persistence 13.484
And I log in to a new session 9.216
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.666
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.633
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.387
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.310
And I update APT using apt 4.600
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.224
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.137
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.863
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.940
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.636
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.799
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.548
When I start Synaptic 12.401
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.088
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.436
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.425
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.619
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.461
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.241
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.207
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.797
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.445
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.753
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.889
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.668
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.629
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.226
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.453
And I enable persistence 5.354
# 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 0.005
# 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 0.075
And I log in to a new session 9.695
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.506
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.267
And available upgrades have been checked 1.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.410
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.571
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.443
And I enable persistence 5.644
# 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 10.419
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 17.141
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.936
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.469
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.775
And I enable persistence 5.484
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.066
And I log in to a new session 9.153
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.733
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.119
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006