Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6467 22 Jun 2026, 11:36

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 15:45.366 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
1:53.675
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.443
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.298
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.072
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.167
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.292
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.495
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.316
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.368
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.592
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.032
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.954
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.796
And I enable persistence 23.065
And I log in to a new session 11.687
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.127
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.695
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.640
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.056
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.099
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.348
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.290
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.179
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.501
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.056
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.197
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.497
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.762
When I start Synaptic 13.118
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.561
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.799
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.497
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.684
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.658
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.448
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.386
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.888
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.202
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.518
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:2.615
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.186
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 8.807
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.864
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.683
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.396
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.368
And I enable persistence 10.685
# 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 0.063
And I log in to a new session 12.177
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.240
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.075
And available upgrades have been checked 2.169
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.974
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.739
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.793
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.011
And I enable persistence 11.050
# 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 11.988
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 17.702
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.062
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.414
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.988
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.350
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.570
And I enable persistence 12.629
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 10.229
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.685
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.060
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006