Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6662 14 Sep 2026, 07:21

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 13:12.772 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
1:38.768
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.055
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.595
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.675
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.753
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.143
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:23.695
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 42.982
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.878
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.239
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.147
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.349
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.571
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.037
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.861
And I enable persistence 17.131
And I log in to a new session 7.203
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.132
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.581
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.512
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.644
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.826
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.118
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.247
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.179
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.697
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.090
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.111
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.444
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.406
When I start Synaptic 11.556
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.046
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.429
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.442
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.506
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.485
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.074
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.002
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.274
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:7.346
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.013
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 5.269
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.056
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.495
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.325
And I enable persistence 10.316
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 6.962
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.151
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.054
# 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 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.248
And available upgrades have been checked 0.049
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.769
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.417
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.929
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.979
And I enable persistence 10.481
# 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 7.261
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.147
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 13.947
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.555
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.439
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 0.103
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.419
And I enable persistence 10.719
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.586
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.526
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.787
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.259
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008