Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6562 05 Aug 2026, 23:10

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 14:23.223 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
1:46.999
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.485
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.262
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.257
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.256
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.401
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.657
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.923
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.819
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.228
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.501
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.985
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.652
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.325
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.327
And I enable persistence 18.890
And I log in to a new session 7.305
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.397
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.654
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.533
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.884
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.310
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.840
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.844
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.192
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.294
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.304
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.858
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.530
When I start Synaptic 11.696
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.139
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.559
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.370
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.643
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.199
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.585
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.582
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.172
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.178
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.044
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.197
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.352
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.897
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 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.852
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 6.252
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.852
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.552
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.185
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.371
And I enable persistence 11.861
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 8.110
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.025
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 10.645
And available upgrades have been checked 2.190
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.850
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.396
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.928
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.053
And I enable persistence 11.572
# 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 7.636
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.146
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 15.800
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:11.054
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.896
And I enable persistence 12.819
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.360
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.490
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.135
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005