Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6647 08 Sep 2026, 12:32

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 14:37.544 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
1:46.833
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 1:22.042
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.011
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.485
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.918
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.375
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.785
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.754
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
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 48.923
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.758
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.225
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.437
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.493
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.640
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.386
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.550
And I enable persistence 21.916
And I log in to a new session 8.584
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.207
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.814
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.720
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.383
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 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.318
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.579
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.222
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.078
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.095
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.363
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.425
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.484
When I start Synaptic 11.706
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.501
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.433
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.535
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.173
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.600
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.697
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.235
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.200
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.823
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.334
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.320
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.918
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 0.143
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.008
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 5.441
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.857
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.726
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.366
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.097
And I enable persistence 12.854
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.902
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 10.904
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 1.893
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.480
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.199
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.442
And I enable persistence 13.067
# 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 8.414
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 17.359
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.557
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.966
And I enable persistence 13.073
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.769
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.768
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.760
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.047