Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6572 11 Aug 2026, 11:36

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 14:16.112 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
1:39.416
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.023
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.828
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.425
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.078
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.581
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 49.985
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.936
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.208
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.069
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.064
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.571
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.517
And I enable persistence 19.380
And I log in to a new session 7.372
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.113
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.646
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.487
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.477
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.373
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.415
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.511
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.169
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.141
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.677
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.789
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.118
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.419
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.433
When I start Synaptic 11.385
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.918
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.345
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.554
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.317
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.639
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.588
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.760
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.611
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.379
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.479
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.581
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.341
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 6.315
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.112
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.507
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.000
And I enable persistence 13.116
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.634
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 20.886
And available upgrades have been checked 0.077
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.363
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.469
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.695
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.002
And I enable persistence 11.213
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.909
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 20.105
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.066
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.483
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.759
And I enable persistence 11.277
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 7.077
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.741
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.292
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020