Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6469 23 Jun 2026, 11:29

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 14:19.724 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
1:44.384
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.522
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.604
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.212
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.368
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.346
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.270
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.256
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.474
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.050
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.610
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.979
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.372
And I enable persistence 19.237
And I log in to a new session 10.293
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.114
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.628
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.626
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.457
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.581
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.377
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.255
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 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.938
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.439
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.211
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.483
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.529
When I start Synaptic 12.110
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.403
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.945
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.419
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.665
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.224
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.429
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.664
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.564
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.909
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.722
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.195
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.438
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.273
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.693
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 8.600
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.647
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.957
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.388
And I enable persistence 8.943
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 9.418
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.239
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.072
# 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 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.045
And Tor is ready 12.423
And available upgrades have been checked 1.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.438
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.515
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.830
And I enable persistence 8.616
# 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 10.360
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 15.785
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.066
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.301
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.867
And I enable persistence 8.793
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.989
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.634
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.868
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.753
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005