Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6444 14 Jun 2026, 11:32

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 14:37.085 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
1:44.041
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.025
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.799
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.966
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.293
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.379
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.481
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.223
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.259
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.291
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.135
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.065
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.684
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.317
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.472
And I enable persistence 18.186
And I log in to a new session 10.265
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.576
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.740
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.693
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.918
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.244
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.237
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.127
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.949
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.060
Given a computer 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.966
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.436
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.491
When I start Synaptic 12.285
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.501
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.420
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.448
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.632
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.198
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.577
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.310
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.933
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.833
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.421
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.344
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.516
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.469
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 8.620
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.593
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.761
And I enable persistence 9.941
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 10.173
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.198
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.603
And available upgrades have been checked 2.174
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.408
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.515
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.782
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.648
And I enable persistence 8.755
# 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 9.600
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.240
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 16.873
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.402
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.837
And I enable persistence 8.723
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 10.222
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.629
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.749
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018