Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6642 07 Sep 2026, 11:30

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 13:10.819 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
1:39.284
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.992
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.916
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.139
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.208
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:25.560
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 43.666
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.307
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.241
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.740
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.070
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.482
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.965
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.696
And I enable persistence 17.413
And I log in to a new session 7.503
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.105
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.770
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.498
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.443
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.878
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.812
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.653
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.136
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.105
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.621
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.895
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.877
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.132
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.466
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.381
When I start Synaptic 11.587
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.015
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.132
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.295
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.609
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.526
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.484
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.357
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.240
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.608
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.121
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.452
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.519
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:7.421
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.706
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 5.595
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.289
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.435
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.931
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.435
And I enable persistence 10.289
# 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 0.030
And I log in to a new session 7.301
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.161
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
# 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 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 10.362
And available upgrades have been checked 1.102
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.804
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.560
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.522
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.152
And I enable persistence 10.709
# 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 7.544
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.400
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 13.724
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.779
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.954
And I enable persistence 10.158
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.059
And I log in to a new session 7.436
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.515
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.530
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012