Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6549 30 Jul 2026, 19:38

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 14:13.085 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
1:46.207
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.021
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.841
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.488
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.876
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.909
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.803
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 46.852
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.850
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.281
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.811
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.464
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.657
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.186
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.348
And I enable persistence 17.413
And I log in to a new session 9.514
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.154
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.569
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.586
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.461
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.414
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.519
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.255
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.158
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.028
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 a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.866
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.253
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.410
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.512
When I start Synaptic 12.260
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.088
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.117
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.428
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.649
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.410
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.586
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.222
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.016
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.844
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.196
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.399
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.036
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 a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.754
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 8.746
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.775
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.613
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.358
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.189
And I enable persistence 9.690
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 9.423
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.234
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.424
And available upgrades have been checked 1.127
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.450
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.569
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.987
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.059
And I enable persistence 8.885
# 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 9.731
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.227
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 15.360
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.074
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.345
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.548
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.837
And I enable persistence 10.501
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 9.560
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.646
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.858
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.050