Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6599 20 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 14:0.363 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
1:45.995
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.792
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.367
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.158
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.144
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 44.069
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.453
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.223
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.010
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.290
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.600
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.551
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.089
And I enable persistence 21.185
And I log in to a new session 8.253
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.192
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.613
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.500
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.908
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.043
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.887
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.113
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.153
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.260
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.133
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.170
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.929
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.634
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.736
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.202
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.273
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.479
When I start Synaptic 11.770
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.109
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.532
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.326
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.576
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.475
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.598
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.176
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.320
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.785
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.190
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.299
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.263
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.511
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 5.239
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.043
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.582
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.986
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.727
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 0.006
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.283
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.243
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 12.092
And available upgrades have been checked 0.042
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.374
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.429
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.667
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.885
And I enable persistence 12.212
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.235
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 16.061
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.438
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 0.168
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.429
And I enable persistence 13.012
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.098
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.583
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.054
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024