Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6638 04 Sep 2026, 07:26

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 13:50.358 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
1:39.703
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 1:16.736
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.046
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.229
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.556
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:33.931
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 45.511
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.488
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.210
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.442
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.625
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.927
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.154
And I enable persistence 18.941
And I log in to a new session 6.978
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.653
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.569
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.261
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.702
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.012
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.202
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.210
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.540
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.483
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.467
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.112
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.453
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.454
When I start Synaptic 12.364
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.932
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.246
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.399
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.531
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.447
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.718
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.108
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.283
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.769
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.325
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:18.196
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.020
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 5.073
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.087
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.583
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.607
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.205
And I enable persistence 10.822
# 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 8.183
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.127
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 12.030
And available upgrades have been checked 0.045
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.820
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.627
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.786
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.051
And I enable persistence 11.349
# 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 8.106
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 15.081
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.056
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.781
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" with network unplugged 34.458
And I enable persistence 12.069
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 6.747
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.029
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.078
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.792
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007