Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6535 27 Jul 2026, 18:14

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 16:13.650 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
1:57.147
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 1:24.063
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.839
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.310
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.035
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 13.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.565
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:18.293
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:5.083
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.010
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.349
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.995
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.998
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.740
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.290
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.916
And I enable persistence 22.077
And I log in to a new session 9.995
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.206
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.830
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.684
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.991
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:32.533
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 a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.604
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.002
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.507
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.294
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.042
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 1:48.035
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.168
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.435
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.629
When I start Synaptic 12.647
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.697
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.693
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.509
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.703
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.481
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.716
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.313
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.488
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.037
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.208
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:6.823
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:28.985
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 9.479
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.853
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.948
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.733
And I enable persistence 11.023
# 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 0.111
And I log in to a new session 13.165
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.254
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.079
# 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 0.108
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 12.641
And available upgrades have been checked 1.126
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.570
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.666
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.995
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.727
And I enable persistence 10.928
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 11.006
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.600
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 18.389
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.810
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.018
Given a computer 0.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.216
And I enable persistence 10.452
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 11.529
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.772
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.571
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.398
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009