Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6524 22 Jul 2026, 13:05

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 14:49.041 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
1:47.729
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 1:20.648
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.394
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.288
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.888
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.532
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.921
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.758
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.254
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.390
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.598
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.618
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.264
And I enable persistence 18.347
And I log in to a new session 10.545
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.213
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.727
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.666
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.442
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 a computer 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.845
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.081
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.235
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.156
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.992
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.311
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.454
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.413
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.584
When I start Synaptic 12.625
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.508
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.150
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.445
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.697
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.452
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.636
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.276
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.417
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.959
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.513
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.523
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.116
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.185
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.743
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.971
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.693
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.995
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.456
And I enable persistence 10.503
# 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
# 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 0.070
And I log in to a new session 9.698
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.212
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.792
And available upgrades have been checked 2.195
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.424
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.532
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.390
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.168
And I enable persistence 9.229
# 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 9.731
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 15.546
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.907
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.893
And I enable persistence 9.514
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 9.489
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.607
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.197
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.558
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026