Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6577 13 Aug 2026, 13:40

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 14:58.179 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
1:45.140
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.625
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.214
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.200
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.595
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:11.038
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 1:11.043
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.855
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.044
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.164
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.597
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.410
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.531
And I enable persistence 24.504
And I log in to a new session 9.885
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.901
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.669
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.892
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.636
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.033
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.948
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.292
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.214
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.183
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.636
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 1.173
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.955
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.192
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.312
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.582
When I start Synaptic 11.503
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.238
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.631
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.536
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.672
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.490
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.661
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.155
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.426
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.734
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.520
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.119
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 a computer 0.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.552
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.660
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.311
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.962
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.374
And I enable persistence 12.975
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 7.328
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.180
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 11.097
And available upgrades have been checked 1.090
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.444
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.689
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.952
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.813
And I enable persistence 11.312
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 6.669
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.184
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 15.447
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.606
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.014
And I enable persistence 11.758
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.881
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.850
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.648
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006