Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6434 08 Jun 2026, 11:30

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 14:4.470 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
1:42.546
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 1:17.474
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.875
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.319
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.636
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.199
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.586
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 46.775
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.193
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.371
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.696
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.609
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.600
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.568
And I enable persistence 15.512
And I log in to a new session 10.357
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.126
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.729
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.640
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.960
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.124
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 an administration password 1:8.907
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.688
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.267
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.142
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.466
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.856
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.592
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.605
When I start Synaptic 12.133
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.530
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.937
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.588
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.342
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.095
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.819
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.140
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.458
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.903
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.435
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.194
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 8.500
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.888
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.734
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.000
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.361
And I enable persistence 5.357
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 9.632
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 11.679
And available upgrades have been checked 3.279
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.427
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.533
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.396
And I enable persistence 5.522
# 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 9.804
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.536
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 16.805
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.310
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.280
And I enable persistence 6.417
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 9.931
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.630
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.806
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.153
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.018