Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6568 10 Aug 2026, 11:42

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 14:25.150 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
1:41.197
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:17.717
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.423
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.519
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.118
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 47.781
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.550
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.164
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.851
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.591
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.980
And I enable persistence 21.871
And I log in to a new session 8.460
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.109
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.703
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.691
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.111
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.998
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 0.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.714
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.640
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.298
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.145
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.741
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.094
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.341
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.566
When I start Synaptic 12.180
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.268
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.096
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.361
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.621
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.315
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.672
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.584
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.287
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.721
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.439
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.216
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.894
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 5.367
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.163
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.545
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.945
And I enable persistence 13.476
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 8.344
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.169
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 0.069
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 11.958
And available upgrades have been checked 1.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.259
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.562
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.461
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.284
And I enable persistence 11.462
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 8.347
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.134
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.177
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.802
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.878
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.605
And I enable persistence 11.301
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.780
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.621
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.083
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013