Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6504 14 Jul 2026, 11:51

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 15:28.151 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
1:48.883
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 1:21.899
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.852
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.283
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.341
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.506
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.640
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 47.826
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.226
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.362
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.697
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.951
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.750
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 9.917
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.598
And I enable persistence 20.639
And I log in to a new session 10.993
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.147
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.666
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.747
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.156
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.564
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.981
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.287
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.170
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.473
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.189
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.222
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.483
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.506
When I start Synaptic 13.012
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.445
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.060
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.429
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.686
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.561
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.803
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.298
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.287
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.968
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.242
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.441
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.601
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:3.952
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.823
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.872
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.793
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.669
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.149
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.587
And I enable persistence 10.281
# 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 12.308
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.706
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.501
And available upgrades have been checked 1.086
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.502
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.557
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.849
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.116
And I enable persistence 10.613
# 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 10.170
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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.680
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.071
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.044
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" with network unplugged 37.100
And I enable persistence 10.144
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
And I log in to a new session 11.023
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.697
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.921
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006