Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6621 01 Sep 2026, 22:57

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 14:19.787 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
1:45.999
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.853
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.997
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.273
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.640
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.810
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.678
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.815
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.938
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.219
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.973
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.181
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.661
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.336
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.006
And I enable persistence 21.896
And I log in to a new session 8.306
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.112
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.488
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.629
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.787
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.746
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.486
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.228
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.178
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.083
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.978
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:47.116
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.517
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.422
When I start Synaptic 11.468
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.258
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.041
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.632
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.139
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.538
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.594
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.274
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.120
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.861
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.490
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.109
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.575
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 5.765
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.823
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.775
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.582
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.509
And I enable persistence 10.849
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.502
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 12.935
And available upgrades have been checked 0.060
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.950
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.425
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.205
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.654
And I enable persistence 11.913
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.689
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 16.041
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.233
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.570
And I enable persistence 11.045
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.265
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.464
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.699
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026