Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6651 09 Sep 2026, 14:47

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 14:1.595 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
1:40.376
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.051
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.613
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.276
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.991
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 45.810
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.555
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.050
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.257
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.648
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.508
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.458
And I enable persistence 17.928
And I log in to a new session 8.034
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.699
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.678
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.560
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.086
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.303
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.251
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.159
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.245
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.936
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.174
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 0.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.874
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.494
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.451
When I start Synaptic 11.981
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.254
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.331
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.465
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.503
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.631
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.197
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.290
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.683
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.462
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.056
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.187
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 8.453
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.481
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.494
And I enable persistence 11.165
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 7.718
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 0.049
# 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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 11.856
And available upgrades have been checked 0.034
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.283
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.643
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.687
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.520
And I enable persistence 11.572
# 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 7.701
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.142
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 14.839
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.060
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.553
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.909
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.853
And I enable persistence 11.566
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.041
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.254
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.720
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.300
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.459
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011