Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6450 16 Jun 2026, 16:57

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 15:21.224 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
1:50.334
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.759
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.515
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.346
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.072
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.455
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.466
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.817
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.073
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.321
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.077
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.701
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.782
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.155
And I enable persistence 19.638
And I log in to a new session 10.829
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.167
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.714
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.667
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.524
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.131
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.692
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.098
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.270
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.273
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.551
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.154
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.251
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.513
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
When I start Synaptic 12.640
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.292
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.932
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.507
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.639
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.173
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.464
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.589
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.294
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.334
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.917
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.423
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:57.851
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.027
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given a computer 0.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.743
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 9.197
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.986
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.815
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.564
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.886
And I enable persistence 11.428
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 10.736
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.600
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.903
And available upgrades have been checked 1.087
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.016
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 3.559
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.815
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.943
And I enable persistence 11.008
# 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
And I log in to a new session 12.006
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.501
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 17.520
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.495
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.975
And I enable persistence 10.769
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.761
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.691
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.079
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014