Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6537 28 Jul 2026, 11:50

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 15:21.717 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
1:54.448
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 1:24.184
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.354
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.324
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.058
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.353
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.863
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 49.073
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.118
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.310
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.685
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.822
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.720
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.894
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.202
And I enable persistence 17.834
And I log in to a new session 10.156
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.496
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.668
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.719
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.161
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:27.728
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.986
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.193
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.266
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 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.666
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.764
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.266
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.450
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.772
When I start Synaptic 13.107
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.453
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.310
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.670
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.767
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.660
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.274
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.348
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.854
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.541
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.568
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:51.565
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.739
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 9.055
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.768
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.655
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.357
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.682
And I enable persistence 10.780
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 10.629
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.513
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.067
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.729
And available upgrades have been checked 1.119
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.998
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.578
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.636
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.401
And I enable persistence 10.029
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 9.976
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.231
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.068
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.187
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.356
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.023
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.444
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.480
And I enable persistence 9.890
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 9.695
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.429
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.349
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.501
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011