Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6372 13 May 2026, 02:15

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 14:51.640 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
1:47.249
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.462
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.440
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.362
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.993
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.990
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.806
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.863
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.091
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.330
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.507
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.579
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.642
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.499
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.781
And I enable persistence 15.861
And I log in to a new session 10.617
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.591
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.661
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.653
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.124
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.767
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.536
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.914
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.969
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.306
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.197
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.372
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.131
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.815
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.563
When I start Synaptic 12.419
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.573
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.730
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.679
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.453
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.848
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.409
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.131
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.895
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.290
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.465
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.956
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.246
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.023
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.811
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.970
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.674
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.181
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.934
And I enable persistence 6.899
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 10.165
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.083
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.770
And available upgrades have been checked 0.059
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.575
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.576
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.420
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.014
And I enable persistence 6.843
# 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 10.793
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.217
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.146
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.072
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.859
And I enable persistence 6.665
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 10.354
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.647
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.379
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006