Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6448 16 Jun 2026, 13:19

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 16:33.757 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
1:56.106
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:27.562
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.067
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.344
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.845
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:11.139
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
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 52.389
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.858
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.368
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.211
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 20.339
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.719
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.464
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 44.080
And I enable persistence 22.466
And I log in to a new session 12.469
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.198
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.729
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.708
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.133
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.070
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:38.576
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.043
Given a computer 0.209
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:21.470
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.289
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.274
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.262
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.463
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:14.801
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.020
Given a computer 0.165
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:54.325
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.210
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.526
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.698
When I start Synaptic 13.509
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.722
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.404
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.849
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.234
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.516
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.698
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.350
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.790
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.970
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.191
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.464
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:22.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.035
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.042
Given a computer 0.160
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.563
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 9.151
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 6.205
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.617
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.372
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.532
And I enable persistence 11.509
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 12.988
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.277
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 13.117
And available upgrades have been checked 1.160
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.561
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.130
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.816
And I enable persistence 12.154
# 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
And I log in to a new session 11.728
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.256
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 18.308
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.577
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.127
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.103
And I enable persistence 11.249
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.081
And I log in to a new session 10.888
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.715
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.992
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016