Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6473 27 Jun 2026, 11:33

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 14:19.122 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
1:41.897
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.519
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.345
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.273
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.958
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.149
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.069
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.691
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.493
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.190
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.732
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.343
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.848
And I enable persistence 18.331
And I log in to a new session 9.743
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.145
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.631
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.515
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.640
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.285
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.827
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.278
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.154
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.139
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.766
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.657
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.671
When I start Synaptic 11.996
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.378
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.145
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.442
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.549
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.183
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.005
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.856
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.410
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.291
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.030
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 8.395
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.638
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.678
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.381
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.591
And I enable persistence 10.008
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 9.259
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.374
And available upgrades have been checked 1.112
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.484
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.619
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.598
And I enable persistence 8.486
# 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 9.832
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 16.855
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.003
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.515
And I enable persistence 8.697
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 9.324
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.627
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.694
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006