Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6460 18 Jun 2026, 07:34

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 14:29.192 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
1:44.362
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
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 1:19.781
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.707
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.766
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.535
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.024
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.349
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.495
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.265
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.644
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.240
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.163
And I enable persistence 19.373
And I log in to a new session 9.626
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.686
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.656
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.637
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.494
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.577
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.252
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.145
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.332
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.550
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.578
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.633
When I start Synaptic 12.429
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.547
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.925
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.407
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.543
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.265
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.036
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.790
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.413
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.315
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.257
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 8.660
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.702
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.641
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.829
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.294
And I enable persistence 9.869
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 9.213
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.228
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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.570
And available upgrades have been checked 2.140
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.412
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.558
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.587
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.295
And I enable persistence 9.592
# 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 9.634
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.214
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 17.081
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.085
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.873
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.563
And I enable persistence 9.950
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 10.654
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.638
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.982
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038