Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6644 08 Sep 2026, 00:09

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 13:23.702 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
1:40.226
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.414
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.470
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.171
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.141
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.028
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.278
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.984
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 45.805
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.732
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.125
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.045
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.521
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.521
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.916
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.452
And I enable persistence 17.538
And I log in to a new session 6.884
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.308
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.592
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.455
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.715
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.293
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.873
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.044
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.132
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.116
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.552
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.973
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.963
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.106
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.292
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.400
When I start Synaptic 11.751
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.064
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.676
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.507
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.470
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.068
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.791
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.575
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.135
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.508
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.507
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:14.445
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.709
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 5.470
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.826
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.433
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 31.884
And I enable persistence 10.743
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 7.235
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.158
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.067
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 10.918
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 1.281
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.380
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.415
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.840
And I enable persistence 10.377
# 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 6.295
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.158
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.023
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 14.856
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.032
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.777
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.679
And I enable persistence 10.877
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.364
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.568
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.923
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.611
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005