Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6617 31 Aug 2026, 18:40

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 14:18.662 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
1:44.040
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 1:19.769
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.206
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.842
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.954
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.086
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 46.509
And I update the APT lists using apt 9.540
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.295
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.849
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.647
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.581
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.280
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.915
And I enable persistence 20.756
And I log in to a new session 7.277
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.140
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.628
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.582
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.416
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.687
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.015
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.802
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.375
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.155
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.219
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.776
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.666
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.385
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.127
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.497
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
When I start Synaptic 11.586
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 22.268
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.302
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.309
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.772
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.536
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.569
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.260
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.298
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.940
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.491
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.326
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.693
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 0.125
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.414
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 6.051
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.131
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.541
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.020
And I enable persistence 11.759
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 7.477
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.145
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 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 11.276
And available upgrades have been checked 1.113
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.309
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.645
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.764
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.413
And I enable persistence 11.368
# 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 7.754
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 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.679
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.375
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.487
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.869
And I enable persistence 11.753
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.289
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.603
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.429
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.412
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.249
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015