Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6511 19 Jul 2026, 12:04

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 15:3.922 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
1:46.947
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 1:19.306
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.372
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.251
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.403
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.611
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.914
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 48.646
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.954
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.322
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.448
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.326
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.736
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.295
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.937
And I enable persistence 19.711
And I log in to a new session 9.773
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.194
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.702
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.735
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.400
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.708
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.172
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.265
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.564
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 a computer 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.892
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.238
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.436
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.521
When I start Synaptic 12.782
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.579
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.939
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.475
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.402
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.224
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.924
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.425
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:45.646
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.787
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 9.083
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.940
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.722
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.143
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.248
And I enable persistence 9.488
# 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 9.293
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.234
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 12.390
And available upgrades have been checked 1.152
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.655
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.532
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.612
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.053
And I enable persistence 9.309
# 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 10.283
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 16.126
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.449
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.088
And I enable persistence 9.408
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.069
And I log in to a new session 9.632
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.948
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.169
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006