Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6410 29 May 2026, 11:37

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 14:52.991 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
1:47.526
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 1:19.720
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.108
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.322
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.012
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 2.428
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.370
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 48.729
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.291
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.321
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.330
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.217
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.699
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.602
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.825
And I enable persistence 15.843
And I log in to a new session 10.701
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.174
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.791
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.732
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.394
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 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.270
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.539
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.234
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.155
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.535
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 a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.099
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.233
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.431
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
When I start Synaptic 12.354
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.557
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.895
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.438
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.766
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.237
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.534
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.312
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.802
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.416
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.934
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.379
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.389
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 8.775
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.154
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.698
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.256
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.142
And I enable persistence 6.322
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 10.265
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.545
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.237
And available upgrades have been checked 3.226
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.445
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.510
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.524
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.959
And I enable persistence 5.375
# 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 12.091
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.488
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 16.532
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.783
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.018
And I enable persistence 6.853
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.067
And I log in to a new session 10.984
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.743
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.954
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006