Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6587 18 Aug 2026, 07:26

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 13:45.694 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
1:47.163
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 1:19.195
And I update the APT lists using apt 12.888
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.632
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.628
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.262
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 45.135
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.486
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.088
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.442
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.535
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.522
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.028
And I enable persistence 18.847
And I log in to a new session 7.493
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.688
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.580
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.102
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.561
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 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.554
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.563
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.165
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.122
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.973
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.479
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.985
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.463
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.539
When I start Synaptic 11.408
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.086
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.426
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.552
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.505
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.472
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.463
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.083
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.284
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:17.224
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 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.072
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 5.853
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.040
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.500
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.936
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.854
And I enable persistence 10.492
# 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 0.017
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 7.330
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.412
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 12.220
And available upgrades have been checked 1.094
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.405
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.537
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.664
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.505
And I enable persistence 11.755
# 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 6.888
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.128
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 13.975
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.099
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.794
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.002
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.481
And I enable persistence 11.513
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 6.680
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.990
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.909
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.966
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005