Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6446 15 Jun 2026, 14:42

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 15:47.512 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
1:55.200
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.037
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.042
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:26.061
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.214
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.171
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 10.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.713
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.304
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.690
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.275
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.433
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.373
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.834
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.011
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.865
And I enable persistence 22.476
And I log in to a new session 13.216
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.491
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.834
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.755
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.151
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.204
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.020
Given a computer 0.150
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.895
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.674
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.252
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.164
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.872
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.027
Given a computer 0.172
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.880
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.470
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.567
When I start Synaptic 12.728
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.606
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.583
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.512
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.883
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.206
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.617
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.329
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.389
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.019
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.485
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.568
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:57.178
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.706
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 9.464
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.937
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.791
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.220
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.756
And I enable persistence 12.053
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 11.685
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.127
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 0.502
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.657
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.371
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.592
And I enable persistence 10.888
# 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 12.387
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 18.879
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.061
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:18.342
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given a computer 0.195
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.416
And I enable persistence 11.128
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.079
And I log in to a new session 10.901
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.135
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 7.004
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018