Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6405 26 May 2026, 20:04

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 15:39.308 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
1:50.180
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
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 1:21.738
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.935
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.332
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.954
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 10.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.276
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
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 50.149
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.726
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.919
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.611
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.757
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.819
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.591
And I enable persistence 18.289
And I log in to a new session 11.460
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.140
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.648
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.735
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:32.763
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.010
Given a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.425
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.674
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.299
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.202
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.159
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:9.296
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.649
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.294
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.471
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.637
When I start Synaptic 12.581
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.667
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.093
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.706
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.196
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.461
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.303
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.619
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.994
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.263
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.460
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.437
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:4.140
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.110
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.101
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 9.158
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.028
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.784
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.329
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.241
And I enable persistence 8.494
# 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 0.018
# 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 0.081
And I log in to a new session 13.149
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.261
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.062
# 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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.450
And available upgrades have been checked 2.185
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.060
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.627
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.642
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.863
And I enable persistence 6.641
# 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 11.724
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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 17.609
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.087
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.651
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.065
And I enable persistence 7.325
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 11.060
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.675
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.312
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.007
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008