Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6525 23 Jul 2026, 07:30

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 14:7.307 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
1:42.658
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 1:15.910
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.211
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.432
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.188
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.604
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.435
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.874
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.302
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.362
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.747
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.656
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.423
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.308
And I enable persistence 16.820
And I log in to a new session 9.280
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.563
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.612
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.808
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 0.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.613
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.661
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.244
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.172
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.056
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.150
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.400
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.572
When I start Synaptic 12.226
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.308
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.915
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.418
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.409
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.231
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.904
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.797
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.397
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.706
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.810
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 8.388
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
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 35.664
And I enable persistence 8.719
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 9.356
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.218
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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.563
And available upgrades have been checked 1.083
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.398
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.482
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.574
And I enable persistence 8.904
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.988
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.073
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 15.596
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.473
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.127
And I enable persistence 8.683
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 9.080
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.592
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.835
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007