Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6415 01 Jun 2026, 15:11

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 14:42.574 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
1:48.076
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.494
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.703
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.565
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.280
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.790
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.068
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.286
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.069
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.249
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.691
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.165
And I enable persistence 16.770
And I log in to a new session 9.569
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.174
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.611
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.586
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.136
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.881
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.605
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.304
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.194
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.604
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.179
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.233
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.455
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.643
When I start Synaptic 12.478
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.384
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.342
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.449
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.702
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.211
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.442
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.222
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.019
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.898
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.490
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.436
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.570
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.226
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 8.802
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.044
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.709
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.039
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.649
And I enable persistence 5.688
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 11.134
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.222
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.081
And available upgrades have been checked 2.187
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.014
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.537
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.477
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.191
And I enable persistence 5.325
# 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 11.459
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.287
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 18.002
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.905
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 a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.334
And I enable persistence 6.661
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.075
And I log in to a new session 10.232
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.614
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.840
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006