Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6516 21 Jul 2026, 17:27

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 15:11.326 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
1:51.066
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.504
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.979
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.327
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.419
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.001
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.970
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.734
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.765
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.280
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.998
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.673
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.660
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.177
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.679
And I enable persistence 18.199
And I log in to a new session 10.226
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.147
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.667
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.624
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.135
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.983
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.323
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.474
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.351
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.264
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.003
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.837
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.954
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.480
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.733
When I start Synaptic 12.889
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.677
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.399
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.510
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.814
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.206
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.458
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.713
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 3.312
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.970
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.193
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.383
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.508
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:49.081
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.815
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.767
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 6.172
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.662
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.199
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.188
And I enable persistence 9.686
# 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 0.072
And I log in to a new session 9.945
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.221
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 13.120
And available upgrades have been checked 2.190
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.682
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.636
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.541
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.145
And I enable persistence 10.191
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 10.546
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.257
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 16.649
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.061
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.428
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.047
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.443
And I enable persistence 10.346
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 10.309
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.671
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.069
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008