Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4440 10 Jun 2026, 11:24

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 14:14.610 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
1:43.484
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.011
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.686
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.348
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.347
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.647
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.772
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.859
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.256
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.426
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.132
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.598
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.483
And I enable persistence 14.588
And I log in to a new session 10.056
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.592
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.537
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.110
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.849
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.786
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.491
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.256
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.163
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.465
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.870
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.768
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.396
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.483
When I start Synaptic 12.283
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.388
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.436
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.441
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.578
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.705
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 3.230
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.776
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.432
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.067
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.948
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 8.690
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.730
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.638
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.915
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.700
And I enable persistence 5.605
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 9.746
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.067
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.358
And available upgrades have been checked 1.091
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.491
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.538
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.311
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.165
And I enable persistence 5.539
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 10.194
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 16.530
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.692
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.746
And I enable persistence 6.855
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 10.013
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.654
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.228
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006