Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6403 25 May 2026, 13:16

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 14:11.578 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
1:43.014
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.812
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.958
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.236
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.510
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.460
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.414
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.230
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.307
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.558
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.179
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.597
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.969
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.237
And I enable persistence 13.492
And I log in to a new session 9.901
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.165
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.660
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.639
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.990
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.536
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.909
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.270
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 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.505
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 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.029
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.266
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.470
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.493
When I start Synaptic 12.232
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.489
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.909
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.584
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.260
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.050
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.787
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.447
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.396
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.401
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.883
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.595
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.786
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.532
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.854
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.597
And I enable persistence 6.348
# 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 0.013
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 8.844
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.631
And available upgrades have been checked 1.087
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.984
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.535
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.998
And I enable persistence 5.484
# 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 10.313
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.224
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 15.934
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.874
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.206
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.533
And I enable persistence 5.590
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 10.283
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.673
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.959
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006