Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6652 09 Sep 2026, 17:33

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 14:19.629 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
1:47.032
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.218
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.877
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.334
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.098
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.548
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.874
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 52.872
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.562
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.376
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.993
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.185
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.918
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.478
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.231
And I enable persistence 20.906
And I log in to a new session 7.843
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.506
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.739
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.305
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.234
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.508
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.181
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.237
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.316
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.017
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.142
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.314
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.564
When I start Synaptic 11.909
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.997
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.640
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.502
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.870
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.516
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.628
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.517
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.277
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.950
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.192
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.404
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.254
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.813
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 6.060
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.955
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.969
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.676
And I enable persistence 11.117
# 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
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.694
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.060
# 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 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 11.413
And available upgrades have been checked 1.082
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.969
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.435
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.780
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.446
And I enable persistence 11.255
# 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 7.195
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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 13.825
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.916
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.844
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.562
And I enable persistence 11.404
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.530
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.481
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.662
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.626
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006