Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6559 04 Aug 2026, 14:26

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 14:1.484 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
1:43.303
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 1:20.074
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.623
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.243
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.983
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.469
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.372
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 47.318
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.724
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.247
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.148
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.958
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.574
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.905
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.825
And I enable persistence 20.114
And I log in to a new session 8.209
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.155
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.477
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.665
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.360
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.969
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.897
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.201
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.049
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:29.903
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.181
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.298
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.491
When I start Synaptic 11.742
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.028
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.106
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.336
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.700
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.320
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.789
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.257
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.100
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.676
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.284
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.421
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.288
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.188
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.330
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.374
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.165
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.691
And I enable persistence 11.383
# 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 0.070
And I log in to a new session 7.610
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 11.193
And available upgrades have been checked 0.037
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.874
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.418
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.747
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.269
And I enable persistence 11.300
# 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 8.389
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 14.917
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.110
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.384
And I enable persistence 10.594
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.694
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.718
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.375
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.207
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014