Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6536 27 Jul 2026, 18:54

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 15:30.535 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
1:53.582
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.089
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.304
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.273
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.653
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.393
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.735
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 50.157
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.593
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.284
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.590
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.565
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.645
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.528
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.732
And I enable persistence 21.753
And I log in to a new session 10.211
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.175
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.673
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.712
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.999
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.076
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 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.552
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.899
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.273
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.171
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.660
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.122
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.307
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.199
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.407
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.615
When I start Synaptic 12.782
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.570
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.217
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.495
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.744
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.200
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.433
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.636
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.312
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.294
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.074
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.467
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.971
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:57.325
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 a computer 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:24.954
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 9.171
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.967
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.765
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.164
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.443
And I enable persistence 10.727
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 10.122
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.263
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.823
And available upgrades have been checked 2.259
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.607
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.693
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.060
And I enable persistence 10.707
# 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 0.011
And I log in to a new session 9.569
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 16.279
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.154
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.980
And I enable persistence 9.910
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 11.169
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.746
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.194
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008