Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6400 23 May 2026, 11:19

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 14:14.586 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
1:42.725
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.186
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.517
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.312
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.985
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.106
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.719
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.506
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.333
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.076
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.722
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.608
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.859
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.350
And I enable persistence 15.243
And I log in to a new session 10.258
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.109
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.582
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.641
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.251
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 a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.845
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.872
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 2.160
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.274
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 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.407
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.407
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.506
When I start Synaptic 12.556
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.416
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.298
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.418
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.588
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.567
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.198
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.011
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.830
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.425
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.426
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 a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.404
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 8.411
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.623
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.880
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.814
And I enable persistence 6.567
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 9.710
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 11.635
And available upgrades have been checked 1.096
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.494
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.511
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.169
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.994
And I enable persistence 6.425
# 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 10.167
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.174
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 17.115
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.801
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.225
And I enable persistence 5.464
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.527
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.559
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.853
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006