Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6547 30 Jul 2026, 00:32

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 13:5.118 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
1:37.465
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 1:15.113
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.882
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.178
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.507
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:27.860
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.141
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.874
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.607
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.808
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.496
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.853
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.023
And I enable persistence 17.148
And I log in to a new session 6.404
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.131
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.678
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.436
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.350
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.481
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.480
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.119
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.120
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.784
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.772
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.504
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.486
When I start Synaptic 11.984
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.981
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.247
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.420
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.112
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.289
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.456
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.070
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.984
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.585
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.140
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.490
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.437
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:4.339
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.265
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.589
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.895
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.488
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.570
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.787
And I enable persistence 10.170
# 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
# 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 6.625
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 10.507
And available upgrades have been checked 0.032
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.899
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.437
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.449
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.452
And I enable persistence 10.068
# 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 7.588
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.133
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 13.798
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.317
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.527
And I enable persistence 10.316
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.830
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.783
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.686
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005