Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6643 07 Sep 2026, 20:05

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 14:8.419 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
1:45.044
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:22.462
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.747
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.700
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.475
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.659
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 48.164
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.930
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.213
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.681
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.584
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.574
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.212
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.553
And I enable persistence 18.590
And I log in to a new session 8.317
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.433
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.535
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.753
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.525
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.536
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.365
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.203
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.264
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.792
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.869
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.424
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.630
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.165
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.458
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.421
When I start Synaptic 11.790
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.183
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.245
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.396
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.550
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.288
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.680
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.119
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.468
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.726
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.302
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.569
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.787
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.696
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.481
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 6.115
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.742
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.956
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.974
And I enable persistence 11.538
# 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 0.064
And I log in to a new session 7.391
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.177
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 12.885
And available upgrades have been checked 0.049
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.344
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.800
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.894
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.301
And I enable persistence 11.308
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 9.101
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.240
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 15.894
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.977
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.521
And I enable persistence 11.664
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 8.142
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.585
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.850
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.012
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007