Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6612 28 Aug 2026, 07:22

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 13:30.093 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
1:40.680
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.289
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.709
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.245
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.141
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.407
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.580
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 44.831
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.989
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.392
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.428
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.835
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.571
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.968
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.135
And I enable persistence 18.448
And I log in to a new session 6.708
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.494
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.557
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.504
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.979
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.111
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.135
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.146
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.316
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.687
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.349
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.558
When I start Synaptic 11.689
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.953
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.758
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.310
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.533
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.151
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.515
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.430
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.070
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.200
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.766
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.207
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.347
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.540
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:14.825
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 1:13.827
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 5.413
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.135
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.526
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.243
And I enable persistence 11.626
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 7.662
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.174
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.025
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 11.337
And available upgrades have been checked 1.077
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.526
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.703
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.965
And I enable persistence 10.748
# 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 7.494
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.478
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 13.295
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.326
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.184
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.018
And I enable persistence 11.595
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 6.767
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.597
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.011
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005