Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6661 13 Sep 2026, 11:27

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 13:4.344 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
1:37.170
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 1:15.719
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.879
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.005
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.192
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.853
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.735
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.175
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.145
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.628
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.304
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.537
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.845
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.637
And I enable persistence 17.167
And I log in to a new session 7.319
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.100
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.625
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.550
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.622
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.604
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.123
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.072
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.138
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.117
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.084
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.806
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.124
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.453
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.512
When I start Synaptic 11.432
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.060
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.264
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.302
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.474
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.315
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.417
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.086
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.948
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.661
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.109
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.486
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.238
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:7.307
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.155
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.611
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.136
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.471
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.497
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.409
And I enable persistence 10.704
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.737
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.058
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 10.591
And available upgrades have been checked 2.126
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.480
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.639
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.392
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.450
And I enable persistence 10.616
# 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 6.950
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.175
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 13.569
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.733
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.324
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.997
And I enable persistence 10.118
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.016
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.514
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.511
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006