Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6571 10 Aug 2026, 13:34

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 14:31.835 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
1:45.320
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 1:20.530
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.002
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.195
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.993
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.746
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 46.561
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.867
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.210
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.505
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.701
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.689
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.955
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.160
And I enable persistence 19.419
And I log in to a new session 6.837
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.848
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.738
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.839
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.457
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.092
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.871
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.205
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.137
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.529
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.485
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.405
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
When I start Synaptic 11.867
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.200
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.711
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.550
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.617
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.152
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.723
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.804
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.284
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.965
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.729
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.214
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 5.561
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.234
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.605
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.592
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.274
And I enable persistence 11.744
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.676
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.207
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.716
And available upgrades have been checked 1.120
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.536
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.579
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.377
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.396
And I enable persistence 11.568
# 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 8.576
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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 17.087
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.080
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.051
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.876
And I enable persistence 16.549
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 8.282
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.740
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.384
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.343
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013