Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6347 03 May 2026, 11:33

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 14:29.962 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
1:52.136
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.397
And I update APT using apt 8.061
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.491
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.603
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.957
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 53.202
And I update APT using apt 5.135
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.349
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.831
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.642
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.101
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.317
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.676
And I enable persistence 13.912
And I log in to a new session 9.240
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.134
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.708
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.600
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.998
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.478
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 a computer 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.129
And I update APT using apt 4.831
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.258
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.148
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.493
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.122
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 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.019
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.399
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.498
When I start Synaptic 12.317
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.409
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.492
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.453
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.663
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.519
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.181
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.353
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.749
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.395
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.436
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.323
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 a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.973
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.472
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.649
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.839
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.140
And I enable persistence 6.398
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 9.161
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.519
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
# 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 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.201
And available upgrades have been checked 1.137
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.985
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.528
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.586
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.289
And I enable persistence 6.638
# 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
And I log in to a new session 9.991
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 16.545
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.068
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.942
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.017
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.244
And I enable persistence 6.336
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.029
And I log in to a new session 9.726
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.568
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.898
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.021