Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6551 01 Aug 2026, 11:49

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 15:4.702 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
1:49.859
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.642
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.388
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.283
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.054
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.501
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.447
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 47.180
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.311
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.355
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.328
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.022
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.603
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.737
And I enable persistence 19.309
And I log in to a new session 9.912
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.161
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.733
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.592
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.655
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.313
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.800
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.243
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.163
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.704
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.023
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.928
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.240
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.397
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
When I start Synaptic 13.000
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.544
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.755
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.488
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.209
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.697
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.840
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.431
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:48.907
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.786
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.929
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.836
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.255
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.361
And I enable persistence 9.022
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.072
And I log in to a new session 11.753
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.108
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 11.922
And available upgrades have been checked 2.160
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.498
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.535
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.898
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.570
And I enable persistence 10.813
# 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
And I log in to a new session 9.983
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 15.075
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.470
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.185
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:12.128
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" with network unplugged 37.517
And I enable persistence 10.674
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 8.653
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.754
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.081
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.359
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007