Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6563 06 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 14:10.542 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
1:57.408
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 1:32.322
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.003
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.291
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.940
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.950
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 47.281
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.075
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.294
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.447
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.615
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.740
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.956
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.364
And I enable persistence 21.223
And I log in to a new session 8.490
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.140
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.665
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.545
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.785
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.611
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.709
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.183
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.083
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.826
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.202
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.443
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
When I start Synaptic 11.757
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.962
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.163
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.294
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.129
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.543
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.667
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.108
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.777
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.791
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.457
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.888
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:22.496
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.418
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 5.060
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.155
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.341
And I enable persistence 11.972
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 7.087
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
# 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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 10.661
And available upgrades have been checked 0.048
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.825
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.588
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.995
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.594
And I enable persistence 11.399
# 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 9.235
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 13.705
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.817
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.872
And I enable persistence 10.972
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 8.257
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.663
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.841
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006