Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6518 21 Jul 2026, 18:04

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 15:43.014 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
1:51.324
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.019
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.286
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.313
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.359
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.903
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.983
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.851
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.041
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.485
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.779
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.727
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.318
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.353
And I enable persistence 21.338
And I log in to a new session 9.927
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.167
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.776
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.753
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:33.748
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.268
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.720
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.283
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.254
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:12.278
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 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:52.754
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.229
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.486
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.662
When I start Synaptic 13.010
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.531
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.877
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.784
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.205
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.468
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.667
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.245
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.636
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.944
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.442
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:0.499
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 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:26.831
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.462
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.858
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.031
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.425
And I enable persistence 11.641
# 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
# 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 10.310
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.701
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.708
And available upgrades have been checked 2.172
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.036
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.546
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.962
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.815
And I enable persistence 10.286
# 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 10.850
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.296
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 17.478
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.179
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 0.065
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.979
And I enable persistence 10.871
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 9.840
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.678
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.590
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007