Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6449 16 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 16:21.757 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
1:53.859
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.038
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.027
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.895
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.775
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.420
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.419
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.922
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.025
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.456
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.929
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.315
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.514
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.690
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.908
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.687
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.506
And I enable persistence 24.791
And I log in to a new session 13.168
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.823
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.857
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.753
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:34.688
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given a computer 0.198
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:18.307
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.526
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.334
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.244
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:16.969
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given a computer 0.260
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:52.407
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.411
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.652
When I start Synaptic 12.670
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.788
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.352
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.513
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.666
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.523
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.664
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.380
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.741
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.190
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.200
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.435
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:12.378
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.020
Given a computer 0.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:29.520
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 8.836
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.796
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.724
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.762
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.890
And I enable persistence 10.342
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 10.278
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.258
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.238
And available upgrades have been checked 2.176
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.981
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.543
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.170
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.997
And I enable persistence 11.853
# 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 11.259
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.231
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 19.013
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.062
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.073
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:18.938
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given a computer 0.164
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.969
And I enable persistence 11.381
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 10.433
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.035
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.495
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.419
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038