Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6502 13 Jul 2026, 20:23

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 15:49.883 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
2:2.352
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 1:34.689
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.380
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.401
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.183
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.202
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 50.674
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.469
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.397
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.854
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.506
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.670
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.084
And I enable persistence 20.869
And I log in to a new session 11.468
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.516
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.658
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.808
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.723
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 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.653
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.439
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.311
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.194
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.609
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.101
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 1:43.715
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.805
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.616
When I start Synaptic 12.876
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.621
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.088
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.738
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.440
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.608
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.235
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.377
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.040
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.399
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.525
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:10.473
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.207
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.796
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.846
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.191
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.748
And I enable persistence 10.573
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 10.922
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.222
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 13.445
And available upgrades have been checked 1.130
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.102
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.521
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.951
And I enable persistence 11.205
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 10.720
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 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.540
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.073
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.029
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 a computer 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.575
And I enable persistence 10.468
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.073
And I log in to a new session 11.785
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.673
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.336
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005