Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6578 13 Aug 2026, 18:41

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 14:11.170 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
1:42.133
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.406
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.626
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.448
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.948
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.016
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.306
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 51.035
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.082
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.186
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.087
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.942
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.546
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.378
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.371
And I enable persistence 21.104
And I log in to a new session 8.744
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.456
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.575
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.658
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.693
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.949
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.258
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.181
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.126
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.596
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.532
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.131
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.688
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.461
When I start Synaptic 11.704
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.012
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.703
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.490
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.532
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.347
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.630
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.184
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.368
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.602
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.339
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.331
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.181
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.988
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.872
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.592
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.634
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.760
And I enable persistence 11.802
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.811
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.143
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 12.702
And available upgrades have been checked 1.092
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.314
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.499
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.044
And I enable persistence 11.413
# 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 8.581
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 14.135
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.108
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.013
And I enable persistence 11.959
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 8.480
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.673
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.814
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010