Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6608 26 Aug 2026, 13:56

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 14:34.140 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
1:53.374
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:27.754
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.643
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.404
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.072
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.043
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.623
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.174
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.229
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.971
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.745
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.606
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.385
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.509
And I enable persistence 19.970
And I log in to a new session 8.952
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.823
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.779
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.908
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.224
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.751
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.905
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.243
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.118
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.683
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.575
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 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.681
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.305
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.471
When I start Synaptic 12.239
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.241
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.348
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.693
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.531
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.634
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.118
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.492
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.936
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.331
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.361
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.438
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 0.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.787
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 8.711
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.489
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.661
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.386
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.922
And I enable persistence 12.877
# 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 0.070
And I log in to a new session 6.859
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.202
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.055
And Tor is ready 13.125
And available upgrades have been checked 0.032
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 2.755
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.245
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.188
And I enable persistence 12.000
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.656
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 19.455
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.063
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.823
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.483
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.180
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.170
And I enable persistence 13.432
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.364
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.056
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.178
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.999
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006