Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6540 28 Jul 2026, 19:58

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 15:8.156 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
1:50.763
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.048
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.580
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.311
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.503
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.355
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.789
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.214
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.452
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.302
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.577
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.733
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.622
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.518
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.668
And I enable persistence 19.104
And I log in to a new session 9.753
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.694
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.898
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.391
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.761
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.048
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.244
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.204
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.548
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 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.615
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.400
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.628
When I start Synaptic 12.824
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.651
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.073
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.585
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.446
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.648
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.287
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.347
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.817
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.411
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:49.495
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.951
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 9.239
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.050
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.621
And I enable persistence 10.541
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.091
And I log in to a new session 9.882
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 0.039
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 11.696
And available upgrades have been checked 2.163
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.965
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.674
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.571
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.411
And I enable persistence 9.645
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 10.024
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.557
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 17.208
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.168
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.832
And I enable persistence 9.087
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 10.326
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.722
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.057
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.922
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006