Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6554 04 Aug 2026, 00:51

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 13:7.356 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
1:37.351
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 1:14.944
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.680
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.195
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.974
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.467
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:28.497
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 45.595
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.215
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.131
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.027
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.819
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.512
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.000
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.144
And I enable persistence 17.590
And I log in to a new session 6.982
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.130
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.726
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.518
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.382
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.484
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.498
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.157
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.122
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.622
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.669
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 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.543
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.467
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.425
When I start Synaptic 11.858
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.109
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.662
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.461
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.142
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.290
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.528
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.086
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.724
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.621
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.121
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.357
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:6.828
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 1:11.815
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.274
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.909
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.478
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.503
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.722
And I enable persistence 10.983
# 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
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.666
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.177
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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 10.547
And available upgrades have been checked 1.096
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.793
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.587
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.920
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.758
And I enable persistence 10.207
# 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 6.631
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.144
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.194
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.629
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.221
And I enable persistence 10.409
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.365
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.818
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.645
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005