Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6631 03 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 14:10.536 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
1:44.389
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.263
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.342
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.277
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.399
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.575
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 48.676
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.989
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.294
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.575
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.643
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.752
And I enable persistence 20.123
And I log in to a new session 8.438
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.184
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.673
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.825
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.772
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.756
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 an administration password 1:5.832
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.471
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 2.139
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.790
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.043
Given a computer 0.165
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.635
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.250
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.498
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.697
When I start Synaptic 12.276
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.065
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.763
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.291
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.366
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.828
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.334
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.094
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.646
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.431
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.480
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:27.693
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 0.127
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.277
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.520
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.009
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.593
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.576
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.734
And I enable persistence 11.166
# 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 0.004
# 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 7.770
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.669
And available upgrades have been checked 0.095
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.380
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.645
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.944
And I enable persistence 12.034
# 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 8.309
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.215
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.025
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 16.002
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.330
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.091
And I enable persistence 11.580
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 9.250
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.554
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.672
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.599
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009