Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4552 17 Aug 2026, 11:17

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 13:28.986 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
1:40.430
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.588
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.986
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.086
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.599
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:24.959
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 44.117
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.943
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.348
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.470
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.729
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.524
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.982
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.343
And I enable persistence 18.594
And I log in to a new session 6.637
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.172
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.563
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.464
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.873
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.240
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.140
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.171
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.200
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.862
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.391
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.449
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.382
When I start Synaptic 11.686
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.994
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.670
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.367
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.495
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.566
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.110
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.167
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.734
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.308
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.522
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:17.585
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 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.820
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 4.940
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.083
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.447
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.925
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.440
And I enable persistence 11.208
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.719
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.396
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 10.640
And available upgrades have been checked 1.110
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.830
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.445
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.855
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.729
And I enable persistence 10.696
# 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 8.107
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 14.531
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.274
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 31.969
And I enable persistence 10.548
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.933
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.546
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.777
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006