Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6464 19 Jun 2026, 11:54

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 15:19.319 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
1:46.643
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.035
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.029
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.384
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.698
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.586
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.546
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.380
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.711
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.386
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.857
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.911
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.676
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.574
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.565
And I enable persistence 21.272
And I log in to a new session 10.549
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.176
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.670
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.696
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 8.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.931
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given a computer 0.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.633
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.621
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.291
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.198
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.993
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.017
Given a computer 0.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.168
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.446
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.503
When I start Synaptic 12.615
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.656
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.014
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.429
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.741
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.428
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.362
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.837
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.425
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.467
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.995
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:59.080
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given a computer 0.151
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.222
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.657
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.680
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.820
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.716
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.502
And I enable persistence 9.136
# 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
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 10.410
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 0.037
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.567
And available upgrades have been checked 2.171
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.556
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.608
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.133
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.178
And I enable persistence 10.617
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 10.181
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.989
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.054
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.124
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.127
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.018
And I enable persistence 10.008
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047
And I log in to a new session 11.242
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.629
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.985
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021