Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6488 05 Jul 2026, 11:39

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 15:14.989 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
1:47.144
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 1:20.631
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.897
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.281
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.160
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.174
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 2.157
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.364
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.858
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.868
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.368
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.384
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.150
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.654
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.438
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.594
And I enable persistence 20.370
And I log in to a new session 11.160
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.147
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.691
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.573
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.969
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 an administration password 1:11.648
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.694
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.343
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 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.158
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.524
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.403
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.499
When I start Synaptic 13.209
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.476
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.833
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.425
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.703
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.468
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.184
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.221
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.021
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.436
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:2.325
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.229
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 8.865
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.808
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.726
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.884
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.592
And I enable persistence 10.303
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 10.554
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.242
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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.843
And available upgrades have been checked 1.142
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.134
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.574
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.869
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.346
And I enable persistence 10.308
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 13.015
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.591
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.884
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.026
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.224
And I enable persistence 9.641
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 11.285
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.623
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.116
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043