Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6530 25 Jul 2026, 11:41

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 15:3.530 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
1:49.392
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.025
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.029
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.337
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.220
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.302
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.403
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.414
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.157
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 49.848
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.792
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.271
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.883
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.421
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.671
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.571
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.951
And I enable persistence 21.186
And I log in to a new session 10.901
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.163
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.651
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.724
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.116
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.682
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.424
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.603
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.248
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.308
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.153
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.164
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 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.180
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.241
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.413
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.654
When I start Synaptic 13.090
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.534
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.299
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.425
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.681
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.447
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.767
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.738
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.225
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.847
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.197
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.445
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.367
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.836
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.233
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.640
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.099
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.805
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.595
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.131
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.748
And I enable persistence 10.367
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 9.164
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.217
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.458
And available upgrades have been checked 1.097
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.996
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.571
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.218
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.156
And I enable persistence 9.452
# 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 9.018
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.226
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 17.805
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.159
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.640
And I enable persistence 9.940
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 9.797
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.622
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.964
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007