Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6503 14 Jul 2026, 08:02

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 14:32.001 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
1:41.707
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 1:16.442
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.341
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.254
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.441
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.834
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 46.186
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.065
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.874
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.612
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.570
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.904
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.048
And I enable persistence 18.375
And I log in to a new session 10.076
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.454
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.618
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.613
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.905
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 an administration password 1:9.581
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.775
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.239
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.158
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.404
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.800
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.203
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.446
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.633
When I start Synaptic 12.072
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.437
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.642
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.444
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.756
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.222
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.475
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.294
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.222
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.936
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.452
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.321
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.621
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.291
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.576
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 8.359
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.696
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.941
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.727
And I enable persistence 9.805
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 9.225
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.194
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 11.617
And available upgrades have been checked 2.207
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.464
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.558
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 11.880
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.384
And I enable persistence 10.553
# 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 10.486
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.498
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 15.009
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.858
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.368
And I enable persistence 10.143
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 9.459
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.719
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.014
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021