Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6538 28 Jul 2026, 12:55

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 14:17.093 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
1:44.221
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 1:17.447
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.184
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.250
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.554
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.430
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.393
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 52.353
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.244
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.351
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.718
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.016
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.659
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.425
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.254
And I enable persistence 17.281
And I log in to a new session 8.683
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.167
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.541
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.589
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.914
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 1:8.800
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.624
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.235
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.637
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.454
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.142
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.415
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.536
When I start Synaptic 12.316
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.331
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.136
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.418
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.395
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.615
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.210
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.028
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.801
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.383
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.917
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 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.167
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 8.973
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.604
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.638
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.481
And I enable persistence 8.692
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.063
And I log in to a new session 9.435
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.234
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 10.822
And available upgrades have been checked 2.185
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.391
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.518
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.021
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.021
And I enable persistence 8.847
# 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 9.363
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.511
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 16.519
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.063
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.357
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.937
And I enable persistence 9.552
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 8.834
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.634
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.872
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.016
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005