Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6633 03 Sep 2026, 15:21

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 14:19.313 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
1:43.299
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.200
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.719
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.157
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.362
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.273
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.476
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.345
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.282
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.443
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.627
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.829
And I enable persistence 19.108
And I log in to a new session 8.116
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.434
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.654
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.523
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.144
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.487
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.367
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.553
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.195
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.240
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.507
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.224
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 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.306
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.495
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.411
When I start Synaptic 11.804
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.199
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.959
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.475
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.502
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.298
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.609
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.476
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.221
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.769
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.498
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.645
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.900
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.258
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.949
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.998
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.729
And I enable persistence 11.925
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.684
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.225
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.068
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 10.982
And available upgrades have been checked 0.059
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.523
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.428
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.202
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.137
And I enable persistence 11.962
# 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 8.621
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.177
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.050
And Tor is ready 15.806
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.382
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.239
And I enable persistence 11.607
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.449
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.960
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.623
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.380
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.358
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006