Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6461 18 Jun 2026, 07:55

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 15:15.389 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
1:45.672
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
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 1:20.169
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.016
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.482
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.808
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.652
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.226
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.595
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.854
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.666
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.307
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.527
And I enable persistence 20.724
And I log in to a new session 11.387
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.146
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.661
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.635
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.330
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given a computer 0.139
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.605
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.038
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.327
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.160
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.744
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given a computer 0.157
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.093
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.195
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.391
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.589
When I start Synaptic 12.299
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.624
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.936
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.723
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.668
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.419
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.359
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.980
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.204
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.398
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.387
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:56.519
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.042
Given a computer 0.231
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.335
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 8.630
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.996
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.735
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.582
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.377
And I enable persistence 11.265
# 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 10.282
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.180
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.527
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 0.965
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.580
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.555
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.739
And I enable persistence 10.349
# 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 10.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 17.471
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.077
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.314
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.032
Given a computer 0.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.837
And I enable persistence 10.053
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.050
And I log in to a new session 10.523
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.652
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.998
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019