Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6579 14 Aug 2026, 07:18

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 13:9.483 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
1:39.733
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 1:16.727
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.746
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.129
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:27.390
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.121
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.492
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.250
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.484
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.926
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.174
And I enable persistence 16.735
And I log in to a new session 6.868
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.380
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.677
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.578
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.012
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.554
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.031
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.135
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.138
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.736
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.532
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.438
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.446
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.410
When I start Synaptic 11.496
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.035
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.494
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.301
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.484
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.280
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.529
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.058
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.533
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.668
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.117
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.421
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.104
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:10.584
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 5.493
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.135
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.503
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.929
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.326
And I enable persistence 10.360
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 6.497
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.026
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 10.350
And available upgrades have been checked 1.152
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.284
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.614
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.482
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.246
And I enable persistence 10.481
# 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 7.293
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.147
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 13.630
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.710
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.005
And I enable persistence 10.281
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 6.823
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.622
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.816
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005