Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6636 03 Sep 2026, 18:31

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 14:11.973 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
1:43.260
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 1:20.210
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.775
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.018
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.811
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.058
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 49.824
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.607
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.307
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.816
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.884
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.634
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.975
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.601
And I enable persistence 20.477
And I log in to a new session 7.524
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.128
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.638
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.524
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.874
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.120
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 0.130
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.801
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.754
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.163
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.196
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.159
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.053
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.193
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.552
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.673
When I start Synaptic 11.458
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.133
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.471
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.540
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.871
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.327
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.628
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.198
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.786
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.838
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.523
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.470
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.287
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.127
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 a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.411
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 5.908
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.059
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.643
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.579
And I enable persistence 12.050
# 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 0.011
# 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 0.075
And I log in to a new session 8.575
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.168
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 10.752
And available upgrades have been checked 1.112
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.300
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.587
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.791
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.816
And I enable persistence 12.165
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.588
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.145
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 15.447
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.247
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.373
And I enable persistence 12.216
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.063
And I log in to a new session 8.812
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.474
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.154
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007