Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6648 08 Sep 2026, 18:12

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 14:34.165 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
1:42.545
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 1:18.035
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.631
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.312
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.434
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.131
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.791
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.180
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.055
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.069
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.207
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.142
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.681
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.497
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.324
And I enable persistence 21.984
And I log in to a new session 8.483
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.194
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.712
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.560
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:16.854
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 0.138
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.756
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.516
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.261
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.097
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.491
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.365
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.190
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.257
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.531
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.498
When I start Synaptic 11.783
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.152
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.968
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.360
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.091
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.523
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.727
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.540
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.535
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.762
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.777
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.660
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.030
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.842
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.511
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.767
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.765
And I enable persistence 13.971
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 9.308
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.198
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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 10.801
And available upgrades have been checked 0.045
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.547
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.476
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.832
And I enable persistence 12.673
# 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 8.477
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.152
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 14.097
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.067
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.442
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.007
Given a computer 0.120
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.564
And I enable persistence 12.213
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 8.547
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.481
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.187
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.992
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016