Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6637 03 Sep 2026, 20:03

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 13:58.761 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
1:42.078
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.223
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.711
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.388
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.199
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.264
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 50.540
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.255
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.243
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.468
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.501
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.625
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.279
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.313
And I enable persistence 19.703
And I log in to a new session 7.973
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.092
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.608
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.559
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.932
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.686
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.802
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.160
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.143
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.762
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 a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.505
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.296
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.498
When I start Synaptic 11.978
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.102
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.914
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.619
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.312
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.561
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.142
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.172
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.649
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.209
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.486
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.600
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.982
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 5.449
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.177
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.481
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.955
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.590
And I enable persistence 11.269
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.679
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
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 0.068
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 10.834
And available upgrades have been checked 0.062
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.685
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.565
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.956
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.612
And I enable persistence 11.000
# 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 8.826
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.595
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.076
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.846
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.122
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.781
And I enable persistence 11.374
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 8.251
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.643
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.909
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.668
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005