Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6545 29 Jul 2026, 21:34

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 15:25.954 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
1:52.389
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.763
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.176
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.514
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.417
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 50.150
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.974
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.292
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.181
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.177
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.723
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.581
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.656
And I enable persistence 20.553
And I log in to a new session 9.513
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.184
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.614
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.689
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.985
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.060
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 a computer 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.439
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.905
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.303
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.299
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.989
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 a computer 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.129
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.419
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.598
When I start Synaptic 12.968
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.805
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.138
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.494
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.820
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.223
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.459
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.698
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.205
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.686
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.880
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.241
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.443
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.533
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:56.580
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 0.065
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.853
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 9.287
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.894
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.682
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.609
And I enable persistence 10.109
# 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 0.010
# 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 0.097
And I log in to a new session 11.061
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.190
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 12.742
And available upgrades have been checked 1.227
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.513
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.592
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.935
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.364
And I enable persistence 10.918
# 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 10.197
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.608
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.061
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.076
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.516
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 a computer 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.519
And I enable persistence 10.575
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 10.519
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.625
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.114
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006