Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6497 12 Jul 2026, 11:31

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 14:39.652 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
1:43.198
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 1:18.756
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.008
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.284
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.139
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.805
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.724
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.772
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.242
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.024
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.749
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.698
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.993
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.526
And I enable persistence 18.306
And I log in to a new session 10.240
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.139
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.624
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.649
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.874
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.828
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 1:8.558
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.794
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.242
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.139
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.919
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.870
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.031
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.178
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.487
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.570
When I start Synaptic 12.258
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.267
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.616
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.437
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.578
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.208
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.146
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.758
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.423
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.525
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.059
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 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.566
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.020
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.667
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.711
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.625
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.922
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.350
And I enable persistence 8.631
# 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 0.010
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 9.976
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.556
And available upgrades have been checked 2.133
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.401
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.529
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.238
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.017
And I enable persistence 8.918
# 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 10.261
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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 14.715
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.891
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.712
And I enable persistence 9.129
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 9.724
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.726
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.124
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.374
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030