Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6589 18 Aug 2026, 18:06

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 14:2.995 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
1:43.802
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.031
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.008
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.387
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.203
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.441
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.191
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.147
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 43.968
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.448
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.214
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.098
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.794
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.587
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.001
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.468
And I enable persistence 18.805
And I log in to a new session 8.086
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.406
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.568
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 0.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.904
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.891
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.465
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.250
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.111
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.622
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.565
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 a computer 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.877
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.203
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.467
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
When I start Synaptic 11.697
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.913
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.513
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.300
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.569
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.288
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.619
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.118
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.311
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.789
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.483
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.513
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.282
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.159
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.035
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.489
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.596
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.934
And I enable persistence 11.455
# 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
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 8.393
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.055
# 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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 12.882
And available upgrades have been checked 0.050
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.876
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.539
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.738
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.998
And I enable persistence 11.567
# 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 7.156
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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 15.971
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.328
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.294
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.697
And I enable persistence 11.567
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.154
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.846
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.828
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.657
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006