Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6512 20 Jul 2026, 17:16

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 15:25.937 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
1:51.072
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.507
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.614
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.316
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.490
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.143
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 2.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.599
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.470
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.045
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.917
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.703
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.776
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.596
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.743
And I enable persistence 19.747
And I log in to a new session 10.732
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.657
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.694
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.986
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.409
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.007
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.278
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.155
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.968
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.440
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.223
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.422
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.586
When I start Synaptic 12.553
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.480
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.535
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.732
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.210
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.465
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.256
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.639
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.927
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.486
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:52.795
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 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.174
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 8.480
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.865
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.745
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.448
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.590
And I enable persistence 12.020
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 10.538
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.832
And available upgrades have been checked 1.132
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.010
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.592
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.617
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.733
And I enable persistence 11.200
# 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 10.526
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.240
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 15.319
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:14.515
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.138
And I enable persistence 10.358
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 10.368
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.606
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.472
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008