Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6653 09 Sep 2026, 19:34

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 14:31.609 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
1:44.317
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
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 1:20.692
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.834
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.298
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.155
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.772
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.786
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 48.033
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.113
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.200
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.658
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.577
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.695
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.394
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.862
And I enable persistence 22.091
And I log in to a new session 8.558
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.160
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.740
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.613
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.483
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" and I login with an administration password 1:7.242
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.479
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.193
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.379
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.938
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.303
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 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.236
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.505
When I start Synaptic 12.044
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.290
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.914
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.305
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.472
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.131
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.567
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.656
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.272
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.052
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.714
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.614
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.356
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:41.692
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.141
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 5.664
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.240
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.603
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.582
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.130
And I enable persistence 12.499
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.800
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.257
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 11.008
And available upgrades have been checked 1.094
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.899
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.457
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.492
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.277
And I enable persistence 13.347
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 7.809
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.172
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 16.748
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.322
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.025
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.148
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.106
And I enable persistence 11.952
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 8.463
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.508
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.746
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.347
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005