Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6419 03 Jun 2026, 07:22

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 14:4.275 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
1:42.871
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 1:17.197
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.751
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.380
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.743
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.062
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 47.718
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.659
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.292
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.356
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.047
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.685
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.166
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.728
And I enable persistence 13.819
And I log in to a new session 9.647
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.521
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.667
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.514
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.548
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.289
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.716
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.283
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.143
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.024
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.522
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.836
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.229
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.415
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.617
When I start Synaptic 12.189
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.339
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.325
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.431
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.647
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.220
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.431
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.586
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.201
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.082
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.783
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.404
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.325
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.078
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 8.645
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.715
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.653
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.133
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.688
And I enable persistence 5.532
# 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 0.011
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 9.421
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.196
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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 11.767
And available upgrades have been checked 3.262
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 2.598
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.184
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.132
And I enable persistence 6.633
# 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 10.073
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.537
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.945
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 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.445
And I enable persistence 5.353
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.388
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 5.933
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006