Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6576 13 Aug 2026, 11:34

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 13:42.225 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
1:38.536
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:15.918
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.021
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.185
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.617
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.900
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 44.505
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.938
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.183
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.422
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.423
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.698
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.213
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.091
And I enable persistence 17.792
And I log in to a new session 7.194
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.124
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.625
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.594
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.447
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.322
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.609
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.188
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 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.138
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 1:37.935
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.475
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.562
When I start Synaptic 11.650
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.941
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.558
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.449
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.118
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.466
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.617
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.504
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.379
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.150
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.663
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 5.490
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.322
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.652
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.597
And I enable persistence 12.708
# 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 0.032
And I log in to a new session 7.614
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 0.047
# 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 0.062
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 10.894
And available upgrades have been checked 1.100
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.815
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.391
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.812
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.873
And I enable persistence 12.454
# 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 7.734
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.153
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 13.685
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.095
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.052
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.639
And I enable persistence 11.922
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 7.065
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.478
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.735
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006