Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6402 25 May 2026, 11:20

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 14:2.039 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
1:42.893
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.165
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.228
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.277
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.169
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.275
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.397
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.115
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.291
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.571
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.960
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.778
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.940
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.415
And I enable persistence 13.855
And I log in to a new session 9.483
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.165
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.617
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.582
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 5.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.251
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.107
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.658
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.242
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.139
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.901
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.659
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.155
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.505
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
When I start Synaptic 11.962
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.290
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.426
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.433
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.547
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.441
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.233
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.002
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.771
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.443
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.547
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.886
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.853
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 8.623
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.565
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.919
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.322
And I enable persistence 6.418
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 9.658
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.214
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.456
And available upgrades have been checked 2.182
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.380
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.516
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.371
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.777
And I enable persistence 5.493
# 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 10.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.165
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 16.871
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.830
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.939
And I enable persistence 5.661
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 8.562
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.695
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.828
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.031