Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6440 11 Jun 2026, 13:39

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 15:1.060 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
1:47.588
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 1:20.892
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.388
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.020
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.676
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.008
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.265
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.100
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.357
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.223
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.811
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.636
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 39.465
And I enable persistence 15.805
And I log in to a new session 10.808
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.168
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.852
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 0.158
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.253
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.100
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.522
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.298
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 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.773
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.615
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.497
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.609
When I start Synaptic 12.352
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.535
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.201
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.433
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.812
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.630
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.390
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.648
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.904
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.517
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.547
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:49.231
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.008
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.280
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 8.624
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.997
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.640
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.209
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.430
And I enable persistence 6.727
# 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 0.069
And I log in to a new session 11.856
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.253
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 13.084
And available upgrades have been checked 1.092
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.034
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.615
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.564
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.337
And I enable persistence 6.606
# 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 11.751
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 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 17.466
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.780
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.539
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.008
Given a computer 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.942
And I enable persistence 7.009
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 10.432
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.711
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.202
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008