Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4466 23 Jun 2026, 11:16

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 14:25.587 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
1:42.049
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.062
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.179
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.275
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.375
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.156
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.803
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 47.360
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.153
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.297
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.823
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.992
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.737
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.007
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.330
And I enable persistence 18.312
And I log in to a new session 10.372
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.101
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.621
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.585
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.217
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 a computer 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.087
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.586
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.238
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.171
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.711
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.114
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.386
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.536
When I start Synaptic 12.287
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.540
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.107
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.419
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.398
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.667
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.543
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.924
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.755
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.402
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.496
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.811
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.812
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.317
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 8.784
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.684
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.612
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.856
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.570
And I enable persistence 10.091
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 9.214
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.807
And available upgrades have been checked 2.139
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.467
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.605
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.511
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.604
And I enable persistence 8.801
# 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 0.013
And I log in to a new session 10.455
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 15.419
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.993
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.026
And I enable persistence 9.274
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 9.947
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.589
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.008
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005