Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6609 26 Aug 2026, 18:02

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 13:45.250 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
1:40.675
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.649
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.061
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.596
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.211
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.218
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.230
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 48.777
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.725
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.175
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.360
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.661
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.653
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.757
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.198
And I enable persistence 18.214
And I log in to a new session 7.368
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.127
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.631
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.499
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.468
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 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.321
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.760
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.155
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.116
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.478
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.841
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.586
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.138
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
When I start Synaptic 11.790
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.911
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.491
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.485
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.507
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.577
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.154
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.478
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.916
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.131
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.408
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.463
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.620
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:13.825
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.585
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 5.313
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.953
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.517
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.939
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.814
And I enable persistence 11.082
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.909
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.247
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.123
# 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 0.060
And the network is plugged 0.054
And Tor is ready 10.412
And available upgrades have been checked 1.112
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.785
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.589
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.920
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.624
And I enable persistence 11.327
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 8.576
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 16.394
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.412
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.574
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.208
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.418
And I enable persistence 11.622
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.901
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.867
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.008
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.345
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007