Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6614 29 Aug 2026, 11:31

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 13:38.446 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
1:39.824
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 1:17.901
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.390
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.254
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.639
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.411
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.233
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 45.386
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.734
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.213
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.748
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.971
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.548
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.925
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.917
And I enable persistence 19.450
And I log in to a new session 7.120
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.572
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.421
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.014
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 an administration password 1:3.739
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.835
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.141
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.150
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.863
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.298
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.668
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.168
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.486
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.443
When I start Synaptic 11.589
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.118
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.873
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.403
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.277
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.559
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.139
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.107
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.591
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.484
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.232
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:18.459
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.339
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 5.845
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.807
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.494
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.892
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.386
And I enable persistence 11.286
# 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 0.033
And I log in to a new session 6.760
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.254
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 13.155
And available upgrades have been checked 0.051
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.337
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.536
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.654
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.998
And I enable persistence 11.423
# 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 8.500
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.132
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 14.186
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.032
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.616
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.127
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.875
And I enable persistence 11.389
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 7.515
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.663
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.945
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006