Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6566 08 Aug 2026, 11:46

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 14:37.077 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
1:44.416
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.269
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.120
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.248
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.904
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.011
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 47.626
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.798
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.238
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.985
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.737
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.632
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.855
And I enable persistence 23.749
And I log in to a new session 8.910
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.094
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.523
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.676
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.853
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 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.677
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.715
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.155
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.134
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.959
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.835
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.547
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.553
When I start Synaptic 11.916
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.957
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.797
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.418
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.293
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.148
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.314
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.766
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.277
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.486
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:48.224
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.621
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 9.649
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.509
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.486
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.656
And I enable persistence 15.020
# 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 0.011
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 8.074
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.209
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 12.578
And available upgrades have been checked 1.081
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.769
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.911
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.153
And I enable persistence 12.522
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.745
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.152
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 17.405
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.393
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.063
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.612
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.626
And I enable persistence 11.467
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 8.642
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.479
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.185
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029