Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6632 03 Sep 2026, 11:35

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 13:40.749 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
1:41.510
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 1:17.671
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.260
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.242
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.187
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.235
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 47.798
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.675
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.483
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.487
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.076
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.551
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.955
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.486
And I enable persistence 18.574
And I log in to a new session 6.859
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.111
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.668
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.420
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.886
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.139
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.322
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.306
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.153
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.181
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.164
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.880
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.120
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.471
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.422
When I start Synaptic 12.894
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.091
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.947
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.311
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.517
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.495
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.082
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.445
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.660
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.477
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.807
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:18.095
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.728
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.491
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.965
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.443
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.890
And I enable persistence 11.498
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 6.693
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.084
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 10.625
And available upgrades have been checked 1.125
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.758
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.676
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.973
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.765
And I enable persistence 11.292
# 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 0.024
And I log in to a new session 8.139
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.372
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.143
And the network is plugged 0.105
And Tor is ready 15.747
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.530
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.605
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.314
And I enable persistence 12.591
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.430
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.654
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.435
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006