Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6645 08 Sep 2026, 07:37

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 14:28.064 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
1:44.736
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.417
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.973
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.434
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.995
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.202
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.572
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.883
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.993
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.269
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.634
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.178
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.706
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.034
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.534
And I enable persistence 20.692
And I log in to a new session 8.201
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.161
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.622
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.565
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.512
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.809
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 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.059
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.245
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.194
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.166
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.473
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 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.845
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.127
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.527
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.497
When I start Synaptic 12.761
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.323
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.556
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.380
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.582
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.306
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.726
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.680
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.090
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.703
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.161
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.464
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.511
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.523
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.945
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 0.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.001
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 9.309
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.568
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.584
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.297
And I enable persistence 10.824
# 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 0.063
And I log in to a new session 8.353
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.248
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 11.500
And available upgrades have been checked 1.126
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.386
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.561
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.221
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.964
And I enable persistence 12.969
# 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 8.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.196
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.096
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 15.677
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.063
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.318
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.526
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 0.174
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.181
And I enable persistence 14.804
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 8.254
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.875
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.127
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006