Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6581 15 Aug 2026, 11:49

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 14:10.419 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
1:41.944
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.737
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.524
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.187
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.430
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.848
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 45.454
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.413
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.386
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.571
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.618
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.751
And I enable persistence 21.538
And I log in to a new session 8.211
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.688
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.689
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.057
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.610
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 0.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.667
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.296
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.177
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.297
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.842
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.932
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.343
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.298
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.424
When I start Synaptic 11.570
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.231
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.064
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.310
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.658
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.228
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.707
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.601
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.414
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.974
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.711
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.445
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.992
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.172
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.276
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.016
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.333
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.108
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.482
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.280
And I enable persistence 11.338
# 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 0.064
And I log in to a new session 7.907
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.238
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.730
And available upgrades have been checked 2.175
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.785
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.575
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.944
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.218
And I enable persistence 10.906
# 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 7.479
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.146
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 15.726
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.909
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.384
And I enable persistence 11.481
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 8.283
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.323
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.874
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.427
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.926
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005