Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6564 06 Aug 2026, 12:59

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 14:5.092 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
1:42.960
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.176
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.126
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.914
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.404
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.553
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.697
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.319
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.334
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.621
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.394
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.939
And I enable persistence 21.613
And I log in to a new session 7.245
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.118
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.435
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.574
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.670
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.641
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.453
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.270
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.167
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.509
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.149
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.591
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.466
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.580
When I start Synaptic 12.052
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.226
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.008
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.533
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.727
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.369
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.627
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.119
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.823
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.732
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.464
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:29.231
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 1:19.954
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 5.339
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.984
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.816
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.880
And I enable persistence 12.151
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 7.431
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.076
And the network is plugged 0.071
And Tor is ready 11.314
And available upgrades have been checked 1.091
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.875
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.722
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.242
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.664
And I enable persistence 10.749
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.423
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.154
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 16.076
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.316
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.721
And I enable persistence 9.868
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 8.029
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.705
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.821
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006