Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6565 07 Aug 2026, 11:32

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 14:12.203 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
1:46.512
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.257
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.338
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.933
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.559
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.901
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.567
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.169
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.004
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.413
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.604
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.019
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.135
And I enable persistence 19.133
And I log in to a new session 7.035
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.165
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.624
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.669
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.280
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 1:8.308
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.413
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.227
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.187
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.567
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.377
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 a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.019
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.150
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.498
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.474
When I start Synaptic 12.050
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.271
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.883
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.495
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.564
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.590
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.141
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.558
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.781
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.291
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.600
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.935
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.933
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.126
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.636
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.794
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.063
And I enable persistence 12.892
# 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
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.362
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 11.903
And available upgrades have been checked 0.051
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.507
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.620
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.025
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.233
And I enable persistence 11.502
# 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 7.607
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.196
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.073
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 15.557
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.873
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.847
And I enable persistence 11.677
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.028
And I log in to a new session 7.601
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.625
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.921
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.025
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021