Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6548 30 Jul 2026, 11:40

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 14:25.483 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
1:47.127
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 1:19.678
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.989
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.270
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.850
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.337
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.899
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.241
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.407
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.245
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.953
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.728
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.642
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.822
And I enable persistence 17.209
And I log in to a new session 9.117
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.143
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.615
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.595
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.946
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.114
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.779
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.789
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.249
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.567
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 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.850
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.134
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.632
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
When I start Synaptic 12.225
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.370
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.218
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.494
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.580
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.258
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.123
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.826
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.401
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.949
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.508
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 8.965
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.803
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.612
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.609
And I enable persistence 8.526
# 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 0.068
And I log in to a new session 8.641
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.224
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.019
And Tor is ready 11.675
And available upgrades have been checked 2.208
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.959
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.490
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.470
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.755
And I enable persistence 8.500
# 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 8.453
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 14.874
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.571
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.826
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 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.107
And I enable persistence 8.937
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 9.084
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.626
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.927
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.277
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006