Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6472 26 Jun 2026, 11:45

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 15:9.982 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
1:48.395
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.975
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.037
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.323
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.489
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.469
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.719
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 49.787
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.412
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.286
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.333
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.240
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.654
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.327
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.447
And I enable persistence 20.664
And I log in to a new session 11.955
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.130
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.700
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.661
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.389
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.891
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.974
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.257
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.651
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.660
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.200
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.555
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.692
When I start Synaptic 12.509
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.655
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.261
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.423
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.497
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.793
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.453
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.095
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.807
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.454
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.859
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.551
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 8.951
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.832
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.808
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.287
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.034
And I enable persistence 10.736
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 9.544
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.237
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.823
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 0.479
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.526
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.914
And I enable persistence 9.597
# 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 10.729
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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 18.982
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.460
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:12.967
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.008
And I enable persistence 10.648
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.063
And I log in to a new session 11.722
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 6.892
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.026
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.528
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006