Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6430 05 Jun 2026, 11:29

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 14:12.279 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
1:42.937
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 1:17.782
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.496
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.304
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.405
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.177
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.031
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 46.146
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.880
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.314
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.435
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.754
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.604
And I enable persistence 14.768
And I log in to a new session 9.976
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.146
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.656
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.641
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.333
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.711
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.145
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.166
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.202
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.020
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.410
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.434
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.502
When I start Synaptic 12.267
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.313
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.620
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.434
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.568
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.419
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.202
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.872
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.763
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.383
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.445
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.684
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.585
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 8.485
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.649
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.632
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.816
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.451
And I enable persistence 6.211
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.076
And I log in to a new session 9.687
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.224
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.078
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.864
And available upgrades have been checked 2.170
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 2.523
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.422
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.285
And I enable persistence 5.513
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 10.240
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.174
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.874
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.272
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.362
And I enable persistence 5.242
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 10.134
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.646
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.716
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005