Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6570 10 Aug 2026, 12:47

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 14:47.492 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
1:50.296
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.842
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.536
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.110
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.488
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 50.173
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.853
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.088
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.513
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.626
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.971
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.552
And I enable persistence 23.503
And I log in to a new session 7.850
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.115
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.475
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.502
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.466
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.986
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 a computer 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.815
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.603
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.163
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.195
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.404
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.247
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.620
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.593
When I start Synaptic 12.497
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.332
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.418
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.365
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.622
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.493
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.826
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.206
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.762
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.477
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.529
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.176
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 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:27.436
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.195
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.165
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.684
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.961
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.192
And I enable persistence 12.319
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 8.987
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 0.048
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.117
And available upgrades have been checked 1.122
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.902
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.240
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.033
And I enable persistence 12.834
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 8.235
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.238
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 17.230
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.067
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.398
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.139
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 0.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.697
And I enable persistence 12.363
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 8.001
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.972
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.868
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006