Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6567 09 Aug 2026, 11:33

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 13:58.016 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
1:43.942
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
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 1:20.345
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.097
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.255
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.164
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.126
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.062
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 47.357
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.598
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.140
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.945
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.258
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.534
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.931
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.668
And I enable persistence 19.399
And I log in to a new session 7.727
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.107
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.719
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.552
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.834
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.438
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.842
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.191
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.230
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.132
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.335
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.134
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.382
When I start Synaptic 11.618
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.889
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.535
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.458
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.650
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.615
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.303
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.237
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.681
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.320
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.036
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.817
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.748
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 5.550
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.857
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.524
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.959
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.371
And I enable persistence 11.144
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 8.137
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 12.415
And available upgrades have been checked 0.055
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.751
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.440
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.771
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.701
And I enable persistence 10.581
# 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 8.185
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.871
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.227
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" with network unplugged 33.433
And I enable persistence 10.678
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.624
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.347
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.774
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005