Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6436 09 Jun 2026, 11:34

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 14:12.302 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
1:42.084
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.645
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.384
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.271
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.978
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.119
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.611
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.899
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.253
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.113
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.092
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.702
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.913
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.122
And I enable persistence 14.680
And I log in to a new session 9.344
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.131
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.580
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 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.209
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.706
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.976
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.264
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.160
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.090
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.414
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.466
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.533
When I start Synaptic 12.349
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.347
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.115
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.630
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.215
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.469
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.225
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.992
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.781
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.232
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.448
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.417
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.361
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.169
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.614
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.623
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.537
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.813
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.781
And I enable persistence 5.583
# 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
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 10.028
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.019
And Tor is ready 11.522
And available upgrades have been checked 2.189
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.462
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.507
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.216
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.322
And I enable persistence 5.475
# 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 9.986
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 15.734
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.859
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.437
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.266
And I enable persistence 6.464
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.061
And I log in to a new session 9.025
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.617
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.896
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014