Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6641 06 Sep 2026, 11:37

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 13:57.421 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
1:40.502
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 1:18.680
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.085
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.591
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.555
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.821
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.837
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.186
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.082
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.103
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.762
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.935
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.635
And I enable persistence 18.677
And I log in to a new session 8.073
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.122
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.703
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.523
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.884
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.263
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" and I login with an administration password 1:5.008
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.664
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.177
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.268
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.570
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.270
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 1:41.125
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.138
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.562
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.431
When I start Synaptic 11.890
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.925
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.090
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.635
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.137
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.561
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.516
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.155
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.608
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.693
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.452
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.346
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 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.689
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 6.049
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.172
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.564
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.586
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.974
And I enable persistence 10.651
# 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 8.515
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.237
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 10.675
And available upgrades have been checked 1.084
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.789
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.398
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.826
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.473
And I enable persistence 11.280
# 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 8.393
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.430
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.043
And Tor is ready 15.003
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.067
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.346
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.482
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.817
And I enable persistence 11.754
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.896
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.238
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.424
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.215
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.299
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019