Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6544 29 Jul 2026, 19:25

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 14:48.049 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
1:48.655
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
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 1:20.528
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.754
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.284
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.997
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.359
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 48.856
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.162
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.323
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.910
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.923
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.689
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.847
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.779
And I enable persistence 18.410
And I log in to a new session 9.809
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.148
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.602
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.768
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.248
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 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.388
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.266
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.299
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.174
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.568
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.113
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.761
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.168
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.723
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.623
When I start Synaptic 12.279
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.441
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.144
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.430
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.206
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.304
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.408
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.873
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.405
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.294
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.839
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 9.108
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.744
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.675
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.138
And I enable persistence 8.665
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 10.643
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.065
# 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 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 12.889
And available upgrades have been checked 1.103
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.990
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.525
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.663
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.910
And I enable persistence 9.035
# 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 10.332
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.259
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.093
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 15.975
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.377
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.148
And I enable persistence 9.639
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 9.520
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.617
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.258
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.343
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006