Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6404 26 May 2026, 11:31

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 14:45.952 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
1:44.224
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 1:17.822
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.742
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.486
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.431
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
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 51.825
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.954
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.980
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.342
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.719
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.793
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.133
And I enable persistence 17.840
And I log in to a new session 10.021
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.141
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.662
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.612
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.380
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.727
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 an administration password 1:11.202
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.739
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.301
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.346
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.425
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
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 1:39.834
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.241
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.442
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
When I start Synaptic 12.180
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.427
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.443
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.709
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.202
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.454
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.285
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.169
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.858
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.418
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.515
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.455
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.641
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 8.890
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.733
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.644
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.226
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.948
And I enable persistence 6.655
# 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 0.084
And I log in to a new session 10.753
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.015
And Tor is ready 13.690
And available upgrades have been checked 2.140
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.415
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.508
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.627
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.316
And I enable persistence 5.689
# 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 11.020
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.499
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.421
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.097
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.045
And I enable persistence 5.593
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.103
And I log in to a new session 10.570
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.664
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.008
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.031