Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6555 04 Aug 2026, 11:41

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 13:29.056 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
1:46.594
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.559
And I update the APT lists using apt 13.480
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.459
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.113
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:27.188
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.346
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.243
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.199
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.468
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.271
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.530
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.852
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.696
And I enable persistence 17.567
And I log in to a new session 6.706
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.589
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.500
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.555
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.944
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.247
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.139
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.117
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.368
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.278
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.153
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.470
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.422
When I start Synaptic 11.603
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.119
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.325
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.332
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.510
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.173
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.426
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.074
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.261
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.637
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.129
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.400
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.445
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:14.789
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:10.934
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 5.753
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.029
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.924
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.803
And I enable persistence 10.581
# 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 6.795
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.156
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.252
And available upgrades have been checked 2.174
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.221
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.389
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.435
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.453
And I enable persistence 10.724
# 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 7.307
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.171
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.703
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.560
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.477
And I enable persistence 10.249
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.058
And I log in to a new session 6.707
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.471
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.241
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.861
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005