Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6557 04 Aug 2026, 13:46

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 13:27.166 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
1:37.613
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 1:15.996
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.817
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.208
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.185
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.404
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:28.522
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 43.639
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.595
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.454
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.517
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.743
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.959
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.787
And I enable persistence 17.393
And I log in to a new session 6.901
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.184
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.582
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.522
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.952
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 an administration password 1:2.198
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.350
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.153
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 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.759
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.396
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.484
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.422
When I start Synaptic 11.957
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.112
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.562
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.334
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.300
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.520
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.097
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.882
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.630
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.480
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.446
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.722
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.580
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.425
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.307
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.573
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.836
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.095
And I enable persistence 10.729
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.283
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.073
And Tor is ready 12.279
And available upgrades have been checked 1.105
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.757
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.488
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.628
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.513
And I enable persistence 10.989
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.165
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.360
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 13.935
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.979
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.074
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.596
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 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.783
And I enable persistence 11.118
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 7.545
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.430
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.477
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.217
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005