Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6611 27 Aug 2026, 11:36

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 13:47.425 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
1:40.357
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 1:18.176
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.637
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.241
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.529
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.154
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.243
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 45.523
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.738
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.291
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.501
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.584
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.962
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.605
And I enable persistence 19.719
And I log in to a new session 7.055
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.109
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.425
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.476
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.197
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.296
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.430
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.153
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.167
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.664
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.317
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.329
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.435
When I start Synaptic 11.863
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.944
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.590
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.551
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.287
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.120
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.273
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.695
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.290
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.393
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.717
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.085
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 5.718
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.118
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.595
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.308
And I enable persistence 11.233
# 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 6.776
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 10.881
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 1.304
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 17.852
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.114
And I enable persistence 10.491
# 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 7.184
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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.921
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.067
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.245
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.845
And I enable persistence 11.599
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 7.803
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.534
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.080
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041