Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6543 29 Jul 2026, 11:35

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 14:24.490 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
1:45.212
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.064
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.293
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.246
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.380
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.351
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 46.531
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.811
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.268
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.053
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.610
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.635
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.035
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.714
And I enable persistence 17.854
And I log in to a new session 9.405
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.574
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.610
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.517
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.315
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.713
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.245
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.146
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.006
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.219
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.426
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.562
When I start Synaptic 12.330
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.471
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.782
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.418
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.572
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.565
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.162
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.921
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.735
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.396
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.465
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.716
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 0.043
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.019
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.631
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.612
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.573
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.950
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.486
And I enable persistence 8.499
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 9.629
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.547
And available upgrades have been checked 1.118
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.452
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.513
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.328
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.513
And I enable persistence 8.524
# 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 8.672
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 14.880
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.685
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 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.228
And I enable persistence 8.579
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 9.290
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.122
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.030
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005