Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6369 11 May 2026, 21:20

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 15:35.488 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
1:47.550
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.294
And I update APT using apt 6.027
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.268
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.264
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.186
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.008
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 49.767
And I update APT using apt 6.043
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.270
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.040
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.518
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.317
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.474
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.239
And I enable persistence 18.959
And I log in to a new session 13.247
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.216
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.030
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.752
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:31.948
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 a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.521
And I update APT using apt 5.685
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.284
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.330
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 9.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.198
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.876
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.719
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.632
When I start Synaptic 12.833
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.858
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.762
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.472
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.244
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.492
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.868
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.947
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.160
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.860
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.194
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:59.561
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.791
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.479
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.966
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.904
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.309
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.238
And I enable persistence 6.733
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 11.932
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.533
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.447
And available upgrades have been checked 2.213
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.456
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 17.937
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.536
And I enable persistence 6.829
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 11.624
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.262
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 19.321
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.091
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:13.221
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 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.478
And I enable persistence 7.154
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.057
And I log in to a new session 10.518
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.056
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.437
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.124
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007