Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6531 26 Jul 2026, 11:39

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 14:54.660 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
1:47.886
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 1:20.143
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.531
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.380
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.364
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.466
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.407
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.706
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 47.272
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.611
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.321
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.064
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.597
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.608
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.817
And I enable persistence 18.996
And I log in to a new session 9.417
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.152
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.548
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.808
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.535
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.255
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.738
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.248
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.186
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.016
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.503
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.289
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.415
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.509
When I start Synaptic 12.771
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.558
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.448
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.739
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.492
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.693
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.337
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.147
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.014
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.204
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.455
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.577
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.335
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:45.910
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.026
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.171
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.866
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.732
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.701
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.093
And I enable persistence 10.564
# 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 0.006
# 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 9.534
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.062
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.293
And available upgrades have been checked 3.240
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.468
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.616
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.209
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.837
And I enable persistence 10.011
# 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 10.503
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.599
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.044
And Tor is ready 15.671
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.118
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.195
And I enable persistence 9.248
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 9.160
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.729
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.181
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006