Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6441 11 Jun 2026, 14:09

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 16:22.393 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
1:53.207
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.027
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.031
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:25.414
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.747
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.432
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.186
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 9.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.478
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.023
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.809
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.137
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.421
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.739
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.661
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.728
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.870
And I enable persistence 22.108
And I log in to a new session 11.656
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.542
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.710
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.685
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:31.605
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.027
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given a computer 0.177
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.801
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.081
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.281
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.204
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.997
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:14.962
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.139
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:49.930
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.450
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.767
When I start Synaptic 13.390
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.837
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.339
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.739
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.536
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.369
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.654
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.059
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.217
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.431
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:20.472
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given a computer 0.164
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:28.416
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 9.268
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.897
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.754
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.932
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.033
And I enable persistence 11.256
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 12.674
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.288
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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 13.002
And available upgrades have been checked 2.245
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.000
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.645
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.734
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.428
And I enable persistence 10.662
# 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 12.792
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.238
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 15.622
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.068
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.098
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:21.667
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.024
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given a computer 0.207
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.521
And I enable persistence 12.034
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.055
And I log in to a new session 12.583
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.431
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.384
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021