Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4570 26 Aug 2026, 14:15

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 14:21.501 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
1:44.558
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 1:19.934
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.678
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.100
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.973
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.551
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.668
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.356
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.434
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.018
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.649
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.803
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.133
And I enable persistence 20.034
And I log in to a new session 7.709
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.374
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.513
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.612
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.286
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.954
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.752
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.189
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.238
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.113
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.748
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.185
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.455
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.503
When I start Synaptic 11.296
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.177
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.166
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.331
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.537
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.534
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.175
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.321
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.749
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.449
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.887
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.797
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.122
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.215
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 5.800
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.034
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.222
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.891
And I enable persistence 12.902
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.930
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.154
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.969
And available upgrades have been checked 0.055
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.317
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.461
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.146
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.647
And I enable persistence 12.979
# 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 6.822
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.242
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 15.889
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.772
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.675
And I enable persistence 12.359
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.029
And I log in to a new session 7.792
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.693
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.082
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042