Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6580 14 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 13:48.129 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
1:39.544
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.309
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.081
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.232
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.628
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.315
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.224
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.900
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.166
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.589
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.442
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.608
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.976
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.706
And I enable persistence 20.156
And I log in to a new session 8.078
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.135
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.626
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.571
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.582
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.213
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.341
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.428
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.157
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.136
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.032
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.062
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.167
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.284
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.528
When I start Synaptic 11.653
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.223
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.634
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.474
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.500
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.140
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.478
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.201
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.610
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.330
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.238
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.511
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 5.308
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.224
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.559
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.073
And I enable persistence 10.459
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 8.437
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.152
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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 12.143
And available upgrades have been checked 0.055
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.933
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.420
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.642
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.064
And I enable persistence 10.909
# 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 6.855
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 14.384
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.784
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.423
And I enable persistence 11.062
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.693
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.562
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.720
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.210
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.649
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016