Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6607 26 Aug 2026, 12:42

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 14:22.074 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
1:51.368
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 1:25.915
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.935
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.274
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.842
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.475
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.363
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.973
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.902
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.048
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.670
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.143
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.148
And I enable persistence 19.460
And I log in to a new session 8.045
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.115
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.671
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.583
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.980
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.641
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.596
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.599
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.223
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.082
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.175
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.605
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.920
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.186
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.453
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.474
When I start Synaptic 11.761
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.271
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.732
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.540
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.354
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.737
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.554
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.022
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.748
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.316
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.554
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.348
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.403
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 5.826
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.884
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.944
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.774
And I enable persistence 11.810
# 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
# 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 7.577
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.184
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.050
And Tor is ready 12.202
And available upgrades have been checked 0.093
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.356
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.514
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.193
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.278
And I enable persistence 10.866
# 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 8.706
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.141
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 15.530
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.064
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.426
And I enable persistence 11.554
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.051
And I log in to a new session 8.378
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.102
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.196
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006