Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6573 11 Aug 2026, 11:57

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 14:46.593 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
1:54.693
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:29.885
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.077
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.233
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.809
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.704
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 57.044
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.770
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.315
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.752
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.413
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.628
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.452
And I enable persistence 19.603
And I log in to a new session 8.268
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.612
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.517
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.164
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.854
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.757
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.212
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.209
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.775
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.400
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.156
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.489
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
When I start Synaptic 12.275
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.176
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.194
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.318
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.793
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.576
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.696
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.100
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.822
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.837
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.197
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.359
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.438
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.959
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 5.465
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.244
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.460
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.839
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.406
And I enable persistence 12.451
# 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 8.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
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 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 15.275
And available upgrades have been checked 1.098
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.310
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.423
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.002
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.146
And I enable persistence 12.575
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.658
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 22.287
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.816
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.753
And I enable persistence 11.341
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.055
And I log in to a new session 8.458
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.676
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.383
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005