Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6532 27 Jul 2026, 11:49

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 15:9.663 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
1:46.333
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.586
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.333
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.476
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.918
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.499
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.626
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.046
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.857
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.363
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.856
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.731
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.709
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.587
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.424
And I enable persistence 18.331
And I log in to a new session 9.182
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.166
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.618
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.648
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.413
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.489
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.345
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.226
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.196
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.127
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.340
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.235
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.395
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.492
When I start Synaptic 12.306
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.279
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.860
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.444
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.685
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.387
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.253
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.859
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.189
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.593
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:50.447
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 a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.243
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 8.972
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.626
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.705
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.197
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.657
And I enable persistence 9.551
# 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 0.007
# 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 10.920
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 0.037
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.738
And available upgrades have been checked 1.132
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.979
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.594
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.857
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.837
And I enable persistence 9.586
# 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 10.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.209
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 16.944
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.068
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.590
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:12.716
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.839
And I enable persistence 10.312
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 9.661
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.170
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.240
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006