Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6605 25 Aug 2026, 11:35

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 13:44.051 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
1:39.715
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
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 1:16.950
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.981
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.214
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.108
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:30.604
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 43.211
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.404
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.207
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.849
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.711
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.558
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.556
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.290
And I enable persistence 18.885
And I log in to a new session 7.563
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.112
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.435
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.647
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.169
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.993
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.930
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.615
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.173
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.027
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 1:36.665
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.320
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.461
When I start Synaptic 11.313
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.054
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.746
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.494
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.663
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.315
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.468
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.090
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.215
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.672
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.457
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.541
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.048
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.093
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 8.970
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.321
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.619
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.639
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.129
And I enable persistence 12.593
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 6.702
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.533
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.411
And available upgrades have been checked 1.108
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.902
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.569
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.637
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.979
And I enable persistence 11.315
# 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 8.354
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.179
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 15.548
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.661
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.199
And I enable persistence 11.006
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.785
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.392
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.641
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011