Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6634 03 Sep 2026, 16:46

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 14:18.078 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
1:43.423
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.327
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.272
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.374
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.436
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.012
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.269
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 47.186
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.089
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.526
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.015
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.549
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.933
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.982
And I enable persistence 20.549
And I log in to a new session 7.929
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.157
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.618
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.495
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.645
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.080
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.068
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.186
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.184
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.235
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.269
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.505
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
When I start Synaptic 11.984
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.275
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.852
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.515
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.645
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.121
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.513
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.536
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.116
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.102
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.791
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.489
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.530
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.737
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.106
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 5.791
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.945
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.581
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.902
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.033
And I enable persistence 12.948
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 7.676
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.256
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.918
And available upgrades have been checked 0.063
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.817
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.433
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.176
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.861
And I enable persistence 11.417
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 8.429
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.704
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.832
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.765
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.949
And I enable persistence 12.432
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.415
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.762
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.023
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005