Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6575 12 Aug 2026, 11:25

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 13:33.040 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
1:38.887
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 1:17.028
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.683
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.153
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.160
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:29.080
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.411
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.637
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.990
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.267
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.848
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.162
And I enable persistence 19.032
And I log in to a new session 7.093
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.659
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.503
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.377
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.829
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.117
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.168
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.647
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.632
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.506
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.316
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.111
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.534
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.393
When I start Synaptic 11.562
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.087
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.626
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.323
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.465
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.120
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.407
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.050
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.422
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.652
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.375
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:11.554
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.856
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.582
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.124
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.447
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.900
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.409
And I enable persistence 10.309
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.910
And available upgrades have been checked 0.038
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.787
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.611
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.556
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.476
And I enable persistence 10.354
# 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 6.610
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.137
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 13.806
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.634
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.865
And I enable persistence 10.800
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.552
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.769
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.321
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005