Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6517 21 Jul 2026, 17:30

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 15:39.103 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
1:54.053
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:25.822
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.629
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.337
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.024
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.434
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.046
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 49.841
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.350
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.986
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.019
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.691
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.634
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.218
And I enable persistence 20.242
And I log in to a new session 10.756
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.475
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.655
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.698
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.168
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.933
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 a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.403
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.812
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.397
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:10.182
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.390
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.335
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.529
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.640
When I start Synaptic 13.248
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.651
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.049
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.425
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.440
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.643
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.527
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.336
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.840
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.202
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.425
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:54.292
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.899
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.783
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.849
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.625
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.801
And I enable persistence 11.088
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 10.358
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.819
And available upgrades have been checked 2.160
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.499
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.607
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.881
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.892
And I enable persistence 9.629
# 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 10.633
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 14.807
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.066
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:14.594
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 a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.621
And I enable persistence 11.627
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.056
And I log in to a new session 9.476
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.230
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.126
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.395
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006