Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6495 10 Jul 2026, 11:36

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 14:37.283 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
1:44.514
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 1:18.813
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.258
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.396
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.198
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.126
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.669
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.405
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.057
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.621
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.890
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.333
And I enable persistence 18.370
And I log in to a new session 10.954
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.154
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.727
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.546
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.294
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.023
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.734
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.259
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.173
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.425
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.599
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.222
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.410
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.491
When I start Synaptic 12.165
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.446
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.137
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.417
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.713
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.407
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
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 3.185
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.893
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.236
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.448
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.198
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 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.084
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.481
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.580
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.318
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.802
And I enable persistence 9.058
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 8.794
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.211
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
# 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 0.073
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.725
And available upgrades have been checked 2.150
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.481
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.495
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.601
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.431
And I enable persistence 8.889
# 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 9.995
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 16.779
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.651
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.694
And I enable persistence 8.895
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 9.378
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 5.901
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.792
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005