Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4470 27 Jun 2026, 11:15

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 14:37.661 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
1:44.532
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.855
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.436
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.258
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.945
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.892
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.137
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.297
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.261
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.610
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.730
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.676
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.170
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.944
And I enable persistence 17.357
And I log in to a new session 10.249
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.146
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.605
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.592
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.110
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.562
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.967
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.129
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.276
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.267
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.192
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.780
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.564
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.078
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.715
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.529
When I start Synaptic 12.440
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.370
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.618
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.420
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.402
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.197
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.273
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.836
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.193
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.432
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.452
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.562
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.272
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.416
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.727
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.676
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.325
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.277
And I enable persistence 9.685
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 8.802
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.170
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 11.776
And available upgrades have been checked 3.241
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.423
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.530
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.157
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.151
And I enable persistence 8.920
# 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 10.675
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.703
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.084
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.142
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.286
And I enable persistence 9.195
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.061
And I log in to a new session 10.051
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.623
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.821
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005