Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6583 17 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 14:8.650 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
1:45.325
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.527
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.921
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.040
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.536
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.185
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 45.733
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.885
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.238
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.885
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.853
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.539
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.927
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.821
And I enable persistence 22.143
And I log in to a new session 9.393
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.386
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.615
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.836
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 0.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.603
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.770
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.155
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.119
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.152
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.733
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.169
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.418
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.559
When I start Synaptic 11.732
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.167
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.912
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.364
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.320
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.513
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.065
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.520
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.775
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:29.871
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.533
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 5.080
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.238
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.677
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.792
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.902
And I enable persistence 12.248
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.082
And I log in to a new session 7.652
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 11.180
And available upgrades have been checked 1.088
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.995
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.395
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.774
And I enable persistence 12.200
# 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 8.204
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.156
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.056
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.279
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.645
And I enable persistence 12.644
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 7.889
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.645
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.239
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.627
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005