Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6411 30 May 2026, 11:24

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 13:59.745 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
1:42.006
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 1:16.530
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.032
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.080
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.084
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.288
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.494
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.289
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.000
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.219
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.600
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.961
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.834
And I enable persistence 13.079
And I log in to a new session 9.810
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.148
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.644
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.594
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.086
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.956
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.635
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.223
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.163
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.976
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 1:38.541
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.721
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.442
When I start Synaptic 12.055
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.355
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.863
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.422
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.671
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.610
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.644
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.254
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.992
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.782
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.384
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.382
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.675
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.277
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.579
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.732
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.699
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.206
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.338
And I enable persistence 5.562
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 10.297
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 11.671
And available upgrades have been checked 3.238
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.433
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.486
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.015
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.729
And I enable persistence 5.460
# 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 9.955
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.198
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 17.181
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.916
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.642
And I enable persistence 5.638
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.894
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.744
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.836
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006