Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6640 05 Sep 2026, 11:34

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 14:33.861 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
1:56.534
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 1:33.946
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.801
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.344
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.507
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.935
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.808
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.390
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.672
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 46.654
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.486
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.180
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.823
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.667
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.590
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.501
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.916
And I enable persistence 20.356
And I log in to a new session 7.801
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.370
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.677
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.562
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.160
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.868
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 1.261
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.487
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.761
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.154
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.657
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.794
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.458
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.389
When I start Synaptic 12.137
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.207
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.176
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.455
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.624
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.505
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.649
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.472
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.458
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.739
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.147
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.450
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.251
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.248
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.458
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.114
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.256
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.580
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.942
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.267
And I enable persistence 11.468
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 7.441
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.322
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 13.683
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.865
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.507
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.882
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.613
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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 6.859
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.144
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 17.429
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.441
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.572
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.879
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.664
And I enable persistence 11.930
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 8.546
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.167
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.066
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018