Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6476 30 Jun 2026, 07:37

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 14:59.097 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
1:44.201
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 1:18.302
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.925
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.292
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.622
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.097
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.272
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.377
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.284
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.892
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.115
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.713
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.176
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.621
And I enable persistence 19.856
And I log in to a new session 10.240
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.141
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.685
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.625
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.561
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 an administration password 1:12.073
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.932
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.269
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.177
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.941
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.546
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.022
Given a computer 0.199
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.454
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.250
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.389
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.450
When I start Synaptic 12.651
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.414
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.613
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.436
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.760
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.450
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.651
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.265
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.210
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.979
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.211
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.408
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.565
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.465
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 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.233
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 9.071
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.794
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.728
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.049
And I enable persistence 10.155
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 10.422
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.176
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 11.843
And available upgrades have been checked 2.183
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.465
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.535
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.345
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.303
And I enable persistence 9.965
# 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 10.885
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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 16.525
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.408
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.225
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 37.415
And I enable persistence 11.369
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 9.489
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 6.151
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008