Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6663 14 Sep 2026, 11:41

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 13:39.001 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
1:39.171
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:16.790
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.820
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.177
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.326
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.338
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:31.033
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.760
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.099
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.150
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.084
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.970
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.680
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.025
And I enable persistence 17.954
And I log in to a new session 8.755
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.100
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.730
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.548
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.502
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.323
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.705
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.191
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.154
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.114
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.197
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.405
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.304
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.435
When I start Synaptic 11.806
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.086
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.697
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.527
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.524
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.154
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.488
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.527
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.365
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.035
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.547
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.148
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.465
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.041
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.804
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.008
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 7.294
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.008
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.122
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.161
And I enable persistence 14.596
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 7.129
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 10.765
And available upgrades have been checked 1.103
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.831
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.384
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.611
And I enable persistence 10.957
# 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 0.029
And I log in to a new session 7.093
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.152
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.027
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 13.655
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.339
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.030
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.232
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.270
And I enable persistence 11.124
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.450
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.717
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.509
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.709
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008