Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6337 30 Apr 2026, 07:42

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 15:47.111 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
1:56.957
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.950
And I update APT using apt 9.719
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.702
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:25.604
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:6.970
And I update APT using apt 6.922
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.268
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 8.569
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 26.207
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.082
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.366
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.627
And I enable persistence 17.352
And I log in to a new session 10.498
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.168
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.769
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.671
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.349
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.588
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.759
And I update APT using apt 5.246
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.260
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.199
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.916
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.166
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.713
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.548
When I start Synaptic 12.087
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.584
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.052
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.553
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.651
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.193
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.736
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.248
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.449
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.944
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.238
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.414
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.061
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.283
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 8.831
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.000
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.202
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.100
And I enable persistence 5.454
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 11.574
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.198
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.723
And available upgrades have been checked 2.138
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.473
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.488
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.379
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.087
And I enable persistence 6.565
# 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 11.595
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.225
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.682
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.983
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.714
And I enable persistence 6.901
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 11.486
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.674
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.565
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007