Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6529 24 Jul 2026, 11:36

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 14:14.961 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
1:43.975
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.031
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.153
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.318
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.322
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.639
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 47.199
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.439
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.347
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.354
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.683
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.618
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.719
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.447
And I enable persistence 17.468
And I log in to a new session 9.649
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.163
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.690
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.736
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.121
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.024
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.447
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.024
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.280
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 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.417
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.610
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.594
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.500
When I start Synaptic 12.612
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.114
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.827
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.677
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.421
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.561
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.051
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.832
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.417
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.399
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.041
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 8.493
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.653
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.664
And I enable persistence 8.914
# 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 0.068
And I log in to a new session 8.618
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.174
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.234
And available upgrades have been checked 1.107
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.517
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.541
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.151
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.587
And I enable persistence 9.264
# 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 9.675
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 14.436
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.504
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.710
And I enable persistence 8.906
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 9.275
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.581
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.876
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006