Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6604 24 Aug 2026, 12:53

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 14:14.559 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
1:42.640
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.834
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.740
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.630
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.591
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 45.595
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.907
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.629
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.877
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.558
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.972
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.770
And I enable persistence 21.119
And I log in to a new session 8.664
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.092
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.615
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.545
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.574
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 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.443
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.625
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.172
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.159
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.779
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.807
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.363
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.633
When I start Synaptic 11.768
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.216
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.349
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.512
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.530
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.412
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.681
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.526
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.753
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.752
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.470
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.443
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.269
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:29.830
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.384
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 5.301
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.013
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.546
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.106
And I enable persistence 12.330
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 8.294
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 12.388
And available upgrades have been checked 0.054
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.900
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.596
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.892
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.106
And I enable persistence 12.909
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.250
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.840
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.095
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.433
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.142
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 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.973
And I enable persistence 11.311
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.671
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.231
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.450
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.348
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007