Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6615 30 Aug 2026, 11:32

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 14:6.804 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
1:54.687
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:32.341
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.976
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.639
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.539
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.523
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 48.690
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.139
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.064
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.701
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.517
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.012
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.603
And I enable persistence 19.488
And I log in to a new session 8.773
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.112
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.426
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.607
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.335
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.544
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.395
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 2.108
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.578
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.108
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.354
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.103
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.458
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.445
When I start Synaptic 11.721
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.140
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.750
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.373
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.554
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.129
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.307
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.605
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.125
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.127
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.584
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.133
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.529
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.454
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.545
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 5.355
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.115
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.457
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.930
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.863
And I enable persistence 11.376
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 7.232
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.906
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.311
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.393
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.770
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.450
And I enable persistence 10.941
# 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 8.605
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.050
And Tor is ready 15.303
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.695
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.456
And I enable persistence 10.786
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.550
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.718
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.639
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.220
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.763
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007