Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6569 10 Aug 2026, 12:48

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 14:24.743 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
1:48.632
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.062
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.590
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.360
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.472
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.146
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.142
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.373
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.932
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.077
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.128
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.242
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.027
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.622
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.314
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.589
And I enable persistence 20.284
And I log in to a new session 8.612
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.138
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.705
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.564
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.097
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 a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.964
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.606
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.138
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.223
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.351
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.594
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.188
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.345
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.586
When I start Synaptic 11.710
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.922
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.576
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.493
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.508
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.493
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.194
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.100
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.717
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.203
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.396
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.875
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 1:21.612
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 5.391
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.056
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.634
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.078
And I enable persistence 12.574
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 9.024
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 0.033
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 10.801
And available upgrades have been checked 1.096
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.824
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.578
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.895
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.985
And I enable persistence 12.047
# 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 9.624
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.136
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 14.799
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.420
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.411
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.307
And I enable persistence 11.626
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 8.537
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.724
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.772
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011