Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6582 16 Aug 2026, 11:33

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 13:47.780 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
1:44.706
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 1:21.235
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.311
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.096
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.036
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.413
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.000
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.889
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.181
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.187
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.296
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.273
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.598
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.689
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.906
And I enable persistence 19.151
And I log in to a new session 7.660
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.145
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.467
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.475
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.476
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.200
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.288
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.513
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.139
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.129
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.971
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.797
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.503
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.392
When I start Synaptic 11.827
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.097
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.358
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.392
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.792
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.130
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.519
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.645
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.102
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.254
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.793
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.484
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.375
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.375
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.879
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.938
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.078
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.520
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.539
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.005
And I enable persistence 11.110
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 7.757
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 12.475
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.758
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.413
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.659
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.308
And I enable persistence 11.682
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.125
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.144
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 14.311
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.526
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.050
And I enable persistence 11.086
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 8.551
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.643
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.016
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.955
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006