Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6417 02 Jun 2026, 11:31

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 14:2.850 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
1:42.075
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.786
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.317
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.257
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.535
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.179
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.553
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.901
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 47.418
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.862
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.239
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.016
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.879
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.650
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.467
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.306
And I enable persistence 15.194
And I log in to a new session 9.364
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.630
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.623
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.019
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.132
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.856
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.644
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.271
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.195
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.365
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.399
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.201
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.415
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.500
When I start Synaptic 12.018
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.392
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.963
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.438
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.241
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.618
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.218
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.895
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.803
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.384
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.611
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.185
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.040
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.486
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.619
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.582
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.791
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.067
And I enable persistence 5.507
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 9.208
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.202
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.706
And available upgrades have been checked 3.195
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.428
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.498
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.698
And I enable persistence 5.290
# 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 9.870
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.171
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 16.301
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.188
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.594
And I enable persistence 5.583
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 9.369
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 5.876
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005