Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6427 04 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 14:13.822 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
1:41.872
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 1:17.029
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.792
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.286
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.841
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.301
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 47.606
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.098
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.955
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.021
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.796
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.136
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.260
And I enable persistence 13.677
And I log in to a new session 9.809
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.111
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.612
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.805
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.328
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.845
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.931
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.287
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.137
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.941
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.411
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.620
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
When I start Synaptic 12.066
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.316
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.763
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.495
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.660
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.595
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.213
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.237
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.900
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.414
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.700
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.156
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.564
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.669
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.615
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.020
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.837
And I enable persistence 5.490
# 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 0.101
And I log in to a new session 9.664
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.020
And Tor is ready 13.615
And available upgrades have been checked 1.102
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.437
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.559
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.142
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.567
And I enable persistence 6.341
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 10.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 17.001
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.677
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.332
And I enable persistence 5.415
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 10.052
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.674
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.049
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.043