Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6527 23 Jul 2026, 14:14

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 15:27.321 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
1:49.921
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 1:20.737
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.853
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.467
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.142
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.199
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.794
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.566
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.258
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.374
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.808
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.599
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.531
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.923
And I enable persistence 19.932
And I log in to a new session 9.735
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.182
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.725
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.630
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.991
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.571
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.482
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 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.731
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.199
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.267
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.168
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.855
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.664
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.477
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.622
When I start Synaptic 12.353
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.716
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.485
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.491
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.624
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.277
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.402
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.945
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.453
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:6.566
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 a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:28.053
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 9.345
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.135
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.783
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.241
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.693
And I enable persistence 11.234
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.114
And I log in to a new session 13.187
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.222
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 12.283
And available upgrades have been checked 1.119
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.568
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.559
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.534
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.668
And I enable persistence 11.395
# 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 10.296
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.262
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 16.408
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.087
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.380
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.296
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.591
And I enable persistence 10.451
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 10.066
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.834
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.171
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006