Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6508 16 Jul 2026, 11:32

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 14:29.930 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
1:44.131
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 1:17.622
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.502
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.309
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.424
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.029
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.348
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 45.647
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.721
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.233
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.920
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.812
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.659
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.956
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.844
And I enable persistence 18.076
And I log in to a new session 9.752
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.397
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.641
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.596
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.061
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.713
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.809
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.235
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.192
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.734
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.850
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.960
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.415
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.566
When I start Synaptic 12.325
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.469
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.584
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.396
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.669
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.732
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.216
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.882
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.736
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.404
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.487
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.807
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.144
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 8.847
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.692
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.585
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.791
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.126
And I enable persistence 8.952
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.108
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 0.032
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 12.436
And available upgrades have been checked 1.098
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.545
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.509
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.186
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.550
And I enable persistence 8.798
# 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 9.291
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.232
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 14.315
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.732
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.337
And I enable persistence 8.973
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 9.169
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.921
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.844
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030