Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6588 18 Aug 2026, 11:37

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 13:39.696 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
1:39.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.229
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.449
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.200
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.119
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.755
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 44.746
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.900
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.313
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.694
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.827
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.720
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.520
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.272
And I enable persistence 18.823
And I log in to a new session 7.176
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.118
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.898
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.598
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.144
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.755
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.026
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.308
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 2.136
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.636
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.903
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.972
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.472
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.501
When I start Synaptic 11.864
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.247
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.247
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.551
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.451
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.374
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.977
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.728
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.137
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:17.217
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.694
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 5.715
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.094
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.324
And I enable persistence 10.504
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.069
And I log in to a new session 7.902
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.319
And available upgrades have been checked 1.083
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.280
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.436
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.919
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.433
And I enable persistence 11.389
# 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 7.228
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.415
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 14.187
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.507
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.323
And I enable persistence 11.574
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 6.727
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.895
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.625
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027