Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4598 06 Sep 2026, 11:21

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 13:50.458 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
1:40.551
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.670
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.495
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.043
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.168
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.311
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 47.053
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.493
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.078
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.372
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.650
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.197
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.210
And I enable persistence 20.189
And I log in to a new session 7.716
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.093
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.550
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.465
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.949
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given a computer 0.178
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.542
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.824
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.141
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.215
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.906
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.984
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.513
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.419
When I start Synaptic 11.681
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.095
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.873
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.403
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.544
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.165
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.508
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.490
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.150
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.098
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.674
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.460
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.795
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.228
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.530
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.889
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.522
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.564
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.999
And I enable persistence 11.690
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.465
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 11.626
And available upgrades have been checked 1.120
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.326
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.611
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.672
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.484
And I enable persistence 11.763
# 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 7.662
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.138
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 14.867
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.943
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.665
And I enable persistence 12.256
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.637
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.655
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.521
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017