Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6514 21 Jul 2026, 07:39

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 14:59.377 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
1:49.290
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 1:20.767
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.439
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.467
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 2.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.583
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 47.612
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.013
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.283
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.842
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.045
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.633
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.251
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.269
And I enable persistence 19.838
And I log in to a new session 10.321
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.613
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.612
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.384
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.979
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.887
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.258
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.853
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.305
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.185
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.651
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.634
When I start Synaptic 12.559
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.560
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.777
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.843
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.208
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.411
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.754
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.299
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.165
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.853
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.419
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:45.611
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.646
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.911
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.944
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.019
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.885
And I enable persistence 9.615
# 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
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 10.264
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.201
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.066
# 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 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.692
And available upgrades have been checked 1.089
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.472
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.398
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.050
And I enable persistence 9.492
# 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
And I log in to a new session 9.858
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.250
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 16.143
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.653
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.161
And I enable persistence 10.709
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 9.641
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.856
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.128
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006