Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6618 01 Sep 2026, 07:30

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 14:11.479 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
1:45.541
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 1:22.146
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.266
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.180
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.362
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.302
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.614
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 45.942
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.921
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.181
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.067
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.250
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.545
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.279
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.049
And I enable persistence 19.694
And I log in to a new session 7.995
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.344
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.681
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.536
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.123
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.303
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.390
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.400
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.185
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.192
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.468
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.009
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.479
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.505
When I start Synaptic 11.735
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.259
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.944
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.544
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.652
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.606
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.598
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.145
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.534
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.933
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.169
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.477
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.833
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.637
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.560
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.267
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.514
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.145
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.406
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 0.008
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 7.658
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.045
And Tor is ready 12.081
And available upgrades have been checked 0.046
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.319
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.423
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.746
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.570
And I enable persistence 11.707
# 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 8.956
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 15.333
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.719
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.000
And I enable persistence 11.622
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.761
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.594
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.176
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.307
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.792
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025