Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6451 16 Jun 2026, 19:31

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 15:36.212 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
1:48.101
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.956
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.264
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.273
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.966
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.489
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.044
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.858
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.727
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.328
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.906
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.597
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.703
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.228
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.477
And I enable persistence 21.533
And I log in to a new session 10.477
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.185
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.630
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.713
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.013
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.086
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.032
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.037
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.001
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.453
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.268
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.153
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:9.883
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.032
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given a computer 0.141
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.971
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.249
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.475
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.546
When I start Synaptic 12.598
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.573
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.074
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.511
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.649
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.619
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.327
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.396
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.896
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.476
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.437
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:8.342
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.034
Given a computer 0.166
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:24.322
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 9.269
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.996
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.204
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.099
And I enable persistence 11.616
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 12.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.572
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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.647
And available upgrades have been checked 2.236
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 2.546
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.311
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.043
And I enable persistence 9.924
# 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 11.571
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.212
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.521
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.364
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.201
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.817
And I enable persistence 11.087
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 11.973
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.808
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.362
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020