Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6447 16 Jun 2026, 11:48

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 15:30.457 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
1:51.104
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.673
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.201
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.632
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.235
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.584
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.108
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.202
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.825
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.572
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.589
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.215
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.940
And I enable persistence 22.497
And I log in to a new session 11.655
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.122
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.637
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.724
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.195
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.564
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.600
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.744
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.169
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.265
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.189
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.402
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.815
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.130
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.354
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.554
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.633
When I start Synaptic 12.512
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.585
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.939
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.483
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.664
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.651
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.823
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.318
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.000
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.242
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.437
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:1.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.103
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.832
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.891
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.645
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.736
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.583
And I enable persistence 10.954
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 10.600
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.371
And available upgrades have been checked 2.213
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.066
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.532
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.898
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.062
And I enable persistence 9.999
# 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 11.814
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.679
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.049
And Tor is ready 17.245
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.077
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.351
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given a computer 0.173
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.873
And I enable persistence 11.505
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 10.445
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.782
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.440
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019