Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6421 03 Jun 2026, 11:43

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 14:47.657 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
1:46.485
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.749
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.564
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.279
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.084
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.740
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.224
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.112
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.968
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.576
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.623
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.493
And I enable persistence 17.175
And I log in to a new session 10.362
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.499
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.627
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.577
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.416
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 a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.616
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.176
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.303
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.174
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.211
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 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.882
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.489
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.484
When I start Synaptic 12.722
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.500
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.060
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.454
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.641
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.276
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.167
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.760
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.400
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.437
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.167
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 0.065
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.727
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.168
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.928
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.571
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.234
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.026
And I enable persistence 6.901
# 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 0.121
And I log in to a new session 10.577
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.209
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.728
And available upgrades have been checked 2.154
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.495
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.602
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.407
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.520
And I enable persistence 6.703
# 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 0.013
And I log in to a new session 10.319
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.200
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 17.161
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.637
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" with network unplugged 37.431
And I enable persistence 6.777
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.050
And I log in to a new session 10.168
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.900
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.164
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006