Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6534 27 Jul 2026, 13:51

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 15:33.581 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
1:52.304
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 1:24.228
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.275
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.332
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.489
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.533
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.840
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.767
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.350
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.947
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.224
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.854
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.731
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.497
And I enable persistence 20.406
And I log in to a new session 10.990
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.479
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.657
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.658
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.155
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.341
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.700
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.052
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.307
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.150
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.794
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 a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.811
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.185
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.435
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.689
When I start Synaptic 12.519
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.571
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.206
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.473
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.646
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.461
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.781
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.377
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.366
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.849
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.439
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.317
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:57.411
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:24.196
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 9.045
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.872
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.676
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.135
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.145
And I enable persistence 11.918
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 10.001
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 15.197
And available upgrades have been checked 1.130
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.110
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.520
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.794
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.095
And I enable persistence 11.008
# 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 10.854
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.213
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 15.794
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.663
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:14.196
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.531
And I enable persistence 10.420
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 10.177
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.213
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.321
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.407
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010