Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4567 25 Aug 2026, 11:12

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 13:20.219 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
1:36.842
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:15.005
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.632
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.220
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.380
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.603
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:27.163
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 46.254
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.524
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.384
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.540
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.232
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.476
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.956
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.341
And I enable persistence 17.219
And I log in to a new session 6.900
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.118
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.616
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.492
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.743
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.077
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.219
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.153
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.129
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.973
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.857
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.133
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.454
When I start Synaptic 11.937
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.958
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.012
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.389
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.583
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.305
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.557
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.131
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.177
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.773
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.499
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.385
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.514
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.659
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 a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.497
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 5.620
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.826
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.506
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.521
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.335
And I enable persistence 10.228
# 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
# 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 0.063
And I log in to a new session 6.821
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 11.978
And available upgrades have been checked 0.059
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.280
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.465
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.548
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.750
And I enable persistence 11.428
# 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 7.517
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.401
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.243
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.836
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.896
And I enable persistence 10.825
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.527
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.338
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.760
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.364
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005