Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6619 01 Sep 2026, 11:39

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 14:16.451 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
1:43.511
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.401
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.089
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.314
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.598
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.450
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.277
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 47.520
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.151
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.202
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.086
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.018
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.556
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.978
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.280
And I enable persistence 21.413
And I log in to a new session 9.299
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.142
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.811
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.708
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.811
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.662
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.111
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.122
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.154
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.188
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.663
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.235
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.798
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.557
When I start Synaptic 12.052
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.089
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.430
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.320
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.556
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.466
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.554
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.135
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.997
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.830
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.202
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.538
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.508
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.285
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.630
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.648
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 5.119
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.893
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.843
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.616
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.019
And I enable persistence 11.959
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.597
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.259
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 12.083
And available upgrades have been checked 0.050
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.293
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.577
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.901
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.584
And I enable persistence 11.657
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 7.909
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.200
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 16.951
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.180
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.606
And I enable persistence 12.328
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.080
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.898
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.843
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.376
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006