Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6553 03 Aug 2026, 11:44

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 14:32.623 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
1:46.359
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 1:20.291
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.593
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.245
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.537
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.691
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.419
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.427
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 47.199
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.631
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.288
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.926
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.163
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.689
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.194
And I enable persistence 18.102
And I log in to a new session 8.686
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.590
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.637
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.994
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.644
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.293
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.849
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.225
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.160
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.096
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.622
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.249
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.579
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.452
When I start Synaptic 12.544
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.439
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.679
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.416
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.418
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.624
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.291
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.150
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.749
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.197
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.387
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.473
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.200
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:26.086
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 8.798
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.587
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.181
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.430
And I enable persistence 9.610
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 8.394
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.214
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.304
And available upgrades have been checked 2.135
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.425
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.539
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.137
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.360
And I enable persistence 9.010
# 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 9.441
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.226
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.305
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.382
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.896
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.814
And I enable persistence 9.433
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 9.147
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.636
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.718
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005