Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6433 07 Jun 2026, 11:37

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 14:52.675 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
1:46.933
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 1:20.786
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.753
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.268
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.395
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.204
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.583
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.988
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.734
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.907
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.469
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.661
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.380
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.055
And I enable persistence 16.957
And I log in to a new session 10.363
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.139
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.638
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.873
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.147
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.621
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 1:13.562
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.508
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.280
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.155
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.792
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.729
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.612
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
When I start Synaptic 12.604
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.451
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.359
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.458
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.848
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.513
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.284
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.078
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.068
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.194
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.409
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.436
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.484
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.827
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 8.604
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.926
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.007
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.017
And I enable persistence 6.751
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 10.413
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 12.077
And available upgrades have been checked 2.165
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.464
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.561
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.340
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.324
And I enable persistence 6.473
# 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 10.973
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 17.133
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.260
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.025
Given a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.256
And I enable persistence 6.433
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.095
And I log in to a new session 10.804
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.573
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.941
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006