Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6406 27 May 2026, 11:43

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 15:17.161 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
1:51.058
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.689
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.785
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.256
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.513
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.841
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 49.064
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.815
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.383
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.635
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.676
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.739
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.287
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.831
And I enable persistence 18.250
And I log in to a new session 10.587
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.193
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.597
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.326
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.009
Given a computer 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.548
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.247
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.259
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.620
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.321
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.239
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.474
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.663
When I start Synaptic 12.911
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.556
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.777
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.756
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.461
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.666
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.326
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.586
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.996
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.430
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:49.700
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.803
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 9.321
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.961
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.739
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.548
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.676
And I enable persistence 6.980
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 12.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.242
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.068
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.523
And available upgrades have been checked 2.191
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.033
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.558
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.805
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.059
And I enable persistence 6.983
# 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 10.622
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.256
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 18.809
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.105
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.614
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.274
And I enable persistence 6.763
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 10.977
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.770
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.638
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007