Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6590 18 Aug 2026, 19:00

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 14:10.894 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
1:42.384
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.380
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.585
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.346
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 8.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.702
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
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 49.595
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.065
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.881
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.363
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.609
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.758
And I enable persistence 18.964
And I log in to a new session 8.376
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.694
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.692
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.212
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.802
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.802
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.550
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.162
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.135
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.103
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 0.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.242
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.489
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.418
When I start Synaptic 11.871
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.086
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.201
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.364
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.609
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.173
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.181
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.822
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.495
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.026
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.587
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 6.110
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.902
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.936
And I enable persistence 10.961
# 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 7.759
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.157
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 10.878
And available upgrades have been checked 1.107
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.321
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.400
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.024
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.348
And I enable persistence 12.356
# 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 8.832
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 15.987
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.034
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.875
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.206
And I enable persistence 12.715
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.034
And I log in to a new session 8.849
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.714
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.208
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021