Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6584 17 Aug 2026, 17:35

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 14:14.272 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
1:44.518
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.857
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.546
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.410
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.090
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.102
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 47.164
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.767
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.189
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.489
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.855
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.633
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.984
And I enable persistence 21.114
And I log in to a new session 8.216
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.138
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.685
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.694
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.340
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.953
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.867
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.181
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.163
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.270
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.650
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.173
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.406
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.620
When I start Synaptic 12.014
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.103
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.599
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.521
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.546
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.296
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.664
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.436
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.354
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.722
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.289
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.068
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 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.922
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.011
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.565
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.088
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.545
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.606
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.276
And I enable persistence 16.281
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 8.664
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.067
And Tor is ready 12.564
And available upgrades have been checked 0.046
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.011
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.403
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.941
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.294
And I enable persistence 12.310
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 8.208
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.158
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 16.465
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.561
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.973
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.366
And I enable persistence 12.369
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 8.602
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.685
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.737
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.486
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023