Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6622 02 Sep 2026, 07:24

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 13:45.608 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
1:39.139
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 1:16.432
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.237
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.135
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.357
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.342
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.031
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 46.452
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.794
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.292
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.017
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.605
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.931
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.816
And I enable persistence 18.472
And I log in to a new session 7.031
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.696
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.482
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.751
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.727
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.803
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.419
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.145
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.191
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.908
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 1:37.748
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.129
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.378
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.465
When I start Synaptic 11.889
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.103
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.202
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.280
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.509
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.479
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.106
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.238
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.647
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.389
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:17.899
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 a computer 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.232
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 5.736
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.231
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.226
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.191
And I enable persistence 11.729
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 6.729
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.176
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 10.647
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 2.934
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.399
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.600
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.527
And I enable persistence 10.979
# 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 7.961
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 14.294
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.703
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.902
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.611
And I enable persistence 10.866
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.472
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.757
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.834
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.052