Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6630 02 Sep 2026, 18:30

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 14:14.274 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
1:44.869
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.939
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.299
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.626
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:41.565
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.153
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.062
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.210
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.165
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.686
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.938
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.342
And I enable persistence 21.181
And I log in to a new session 7.393
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.146
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.448
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.551
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.967
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.343
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.881
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.903
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.311
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.097
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.496
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.633
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.171
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.189
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.371
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.506
When I start Synaptic 12.168
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.055
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.692
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.536
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.140
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.597
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.565
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.263
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.717
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.727
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.213
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.508
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.266
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.824
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.255
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 6.886
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.774
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.639
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.959
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.239
And I enable persistence 12.046
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 7.655
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.262
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.070
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 11.305
And available upgrades have been checked 1.121
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.312
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.426
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.169
And I enable persistence 13.367
# 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 7.622
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.127
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 16.037
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.037
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 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.962
And I enable persistence 12.737
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.058
And I log in to a new session 7.786
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.531
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.813
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.370
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.852
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006