Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6452 17 Jun 2026, 07:48

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 16:14.220 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
1:52.314
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.021
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.136
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.930
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.351
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.150
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.343
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 53.929
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.751
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.324
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.499
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.010
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.794
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.717
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.982
And I enable persistence 22.892
And I log in to a new session 12.634
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.700
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.825
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.877
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given a computer 0.198
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.192
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.935
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.272
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.210
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.528
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.802
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:13.830
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given a computer 0.136
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:50.761
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.280
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.441
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.525
When I start Synaptic 12.921
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.707
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.038
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.454
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.769
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.237
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.759
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.464
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.480
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.082
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.292
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.497
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.492
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.462
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:15.228
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.065
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.039
Given a computer 0.160
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.812
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.103
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 6.176
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.662
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.543
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.552
And I enable persistence 11.394
# 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
# 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 10.725
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.594
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.306
And available upgrades have been checked 2.210
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.536
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.541
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.848
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.049
And I enable persistence 11.255
# 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 11.244
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.220
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 18.901
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.103
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:15.626
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 0.215
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.810
And I enable persistence 12.316
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 12.600
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.656
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.883
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.174
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023