Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6466 21 Jun 2026, 11:39

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 14:46.644 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
1:44.888
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.021
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.914
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.930
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.847
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.661
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.387
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.435
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.232
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.160
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.181
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.651
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.795
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.812
And I enable persistence 17.002
And I log in to a new session 9.228
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.480
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.568
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.625
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 6.133
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.591
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.129
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.876
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.156
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.217
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.133
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 7.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.432
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given a computer 0.154
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.167
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.165
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.444
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
When I start Synaptic 12.509
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.573
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.879
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.676
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.419
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.727
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.392
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.091
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.819
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.443
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.402
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:52.260
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.015
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given a computer 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.792
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.865
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.651
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.312
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.140
And I enable persistence 9.231
# 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 10.111
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.236
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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.696
And available upgrades have been checked 1.085
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.448
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 21.910
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.377
And I enable persistence 10.283
# 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
And I log in to a new session 10.297
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.006
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.809
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.016
Given a computer 0.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.930
And I enable persistence 10.578
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 10.164
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.693
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.199
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022