Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6507 15 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 14:23.200 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
1:45.264
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 1:18.003
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.342
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.519
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.154
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.462
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.338
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.863
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.239
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.237
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.363
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.898
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.717
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.150
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.356
And I enable persistence 16.594
And I log in to a new session 9.406
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.191
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.609
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.615
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.688
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.406
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.760
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.247
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.181
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.720
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.282
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.180
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.611
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.520
When I start Synaptic 12.195
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.328
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.795
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.394
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.613
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.214
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.483
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.083
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.745
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.429
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.849
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.942
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.695
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 8.859
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.604
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.997
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.860
And I enable persistence 9.167
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 8.866
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.198
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.447
And available upgrades have been checked 1.136
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.981
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.515
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.365
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.455
And I enable persistence 8.777
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 9.177
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.600
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.062
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.344
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.245
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 36.604
And I enable persistence 10.057
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.573
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.866
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.998
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005