Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6408 27 May 2026, 19:02

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 14:3.291 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
1:43.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.148
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.992
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.239
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.656
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.857
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 46.497
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.345
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.955
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.852
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.749
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.303
And I enable persistence 13.859
And I log in to a new session 10.402
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.679
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.585
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.644
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.018
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.640
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.861
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.241
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.158
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.094
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.694
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.188
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.694
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.611
When I start Synaptic 12.044
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.072
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.344
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.439
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.675
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.403
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.558
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.200
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.001
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.802
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.425
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.577
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 1:14.633
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 8.522
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.702
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.459
And I enable persistence 5.528
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 9.873
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 0.037
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.784
And available upgrades have been checked 3.197
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.404
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.523
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.020
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.956
And I enable persistence 6.306
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 9.575
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.221
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 16.526
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.086
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.732
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.340
And I enable persistence 5.550
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 10.078
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.584
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.008
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006