Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6556 04 Aug 2026, 13:55

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 14:12.584 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
1:42.866
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.972
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.615
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.197
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.581
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.442
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.112
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.245
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.545
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.634
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.594
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.894
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.639
And I enable persistence 18.554
And I log in to a new session 7.593
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.623
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.554
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.732
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.961
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.967
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.571
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.162
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.121
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.541
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.397
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.078
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.114
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.443
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.506
When I start Synaptic 11.896
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.147
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.807
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.498
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.830
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.588
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.664
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.129
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.356
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.911
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.480
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.910
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 0.150
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.642
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 5.939
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.876
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.551
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.893
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.965
And I enable persistence 12.433
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 8.108
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.394
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 12.373
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.834
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.718
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.984
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.227
And I enable persistence 16.394
# 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 8.548
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.194
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 13.251
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.004
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.062
And I enable persistence 12.698
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.061
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.859
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.839
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.354
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006