Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6412 31 May 2026, 11:23

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 14:0.166 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
1:39.528
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.416
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.167
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.327
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.949
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.667
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.360
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.496
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.715
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.110
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.246
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.289
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.988
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.614
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.969
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.854
And I enable persistence 15.062
And I log in to a new session 10.200
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.175
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.596
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.566
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.602
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.230
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.784
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.240
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.199
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.671
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.639
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.390
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.563
When I start Synaptic 12.040
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.389
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.277
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.431
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.617
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.196
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.539
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.188
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.934
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.762
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.173
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.388
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.499
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.358
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.888
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 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.267
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 8.403
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.828
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.141
And I enable persistence 5.609
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 9.018
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 13.191
And available upgrades have been checked 2.167
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.463
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.497
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.526
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.942
And I enable persistence 6.347
# 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 9.835
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 15.398
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.062
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.979
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.354
And I enable persistence 5.916
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.061
And I log in to a new session 8.911
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.656
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.969
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005