Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6515 21 Jul 2026, 11:48

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 15:37.212 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
1:51.295
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 1:23.088
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.544
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.276
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.006
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.702
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
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 51.152
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.353
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.351
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.633
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.817
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.741
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.651
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.871
And I enable persistence 22.680
And I log in to a new session 10.850
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.183
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.631
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.681
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.726
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.799
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.138
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.289
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.355
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:10.988
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 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:48.086
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.511
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.464
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.625
When I start Synaptic 13.385
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.784
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.243
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.442
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.822
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.317
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.528
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.760
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.288
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.402
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.941
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.454
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.014
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:51.164
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.802
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.013
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.152
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.853
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.742
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.449
And I enable persistence 10.017
# 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 0.073
And I log in to a new session 10.791
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 0.042
# 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 0.071
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.827
And available upgrades have been checked 2.148
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.452
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 18.170
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.075
And I enable persistence 9.116
# 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 10.031
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.225
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.832
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:13.334
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" with network unplugged 37.226
And I enable persistence 10.550
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.071
And I log in to a new session 9.556
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.282
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.183
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006