Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6610 27 Aug 2026, 07:26

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 13:2.084 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
1:38.080
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.261
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.966
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.203
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:24.838
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 42.971
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.454
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.140
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.367
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.488
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.989
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.317
And I enable persistence 17.254
And I log in to a new session 7.351
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.110
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.602
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.551
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.501
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.135
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.009
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.122
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.117
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.573
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.917
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.685
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.112
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.461
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.430
When I start Synaptic 11.325
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.903
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.248
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.482
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.108
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.474
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.517
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.089
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.877
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.200
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.457
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.530
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:7.811
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.075
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 4.998
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.004
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.474
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.962
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.969
And I enable persistence 10.821
# 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 0.032
And I log in to a new session 7.429
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
# 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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.671
And available upgrades have been checked 0.071
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.163
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.369
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.874
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.928
And I enable persistence 9.877
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 7.702
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 13.667
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
55.935
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.531
And I enable persistence 10.284
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 6.722
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.528
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.678
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005