Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6471 25 Jun 2026, 11:30

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 14:16.029 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
1:42.571
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.860
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.809
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.257
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.531
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.521
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 46.814
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.451
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.226
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.322
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.661
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.885
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.763
And I enable persistence 18.472
And I log in to a new session 9.714
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.466
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.621
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.612
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.209
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.020
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.716
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.999
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.224
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.290
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 1:37.892
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.613
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.483
When I start Synaptic 12.085
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.305
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.375
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.473
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.626
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.400
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.205
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.097
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.795
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.383
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.469
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.914
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.954
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 8.839
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.658
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.582
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.219
And I enable persistence 9.338
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 9.460
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 0.034
# 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 0.016
And Tor is ready 13.298
And available upgrades have been checked 1.149
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.004
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.531
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.284
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.598
And I enable persistence 9.121
# 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 8.939
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.559
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 16.650
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.522
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.661
And I enable persistence 9.990
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 9.185
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.649
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.885
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005