Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6664 14 Sep 2026, 18:21

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 14:33.105 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
1:45.103
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.312
And I update the APT lists using apt 9.282
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.845
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.068
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.112
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.901
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.041
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.211
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.092
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.246
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.584
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.032
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.062
And I enable persistence 21.197
And I log in to a new session 9.245
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.120
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.697
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.583
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.096
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.471
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.260
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
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 an administration password 1:8.108
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.668
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.166
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.190
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.035
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.783
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.638
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.098
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.116
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.461
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.195
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.309
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.514
When I start Synaptic 12.149
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.223
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.871
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.308
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.564
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.721
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.744
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.246
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.714
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.805
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.560
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.171
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 6.666
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.244
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.506
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.936
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.393
And I enable persistence 12.739
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 9.379
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.026
# 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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.562
And available upgrades have been checked 0.062
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.611
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.865
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.949
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.447
And I enable persistence 12.498
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 9.470
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 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.287
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.311
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.523
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.068
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.969
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.046
And I enable persistence 11.933
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 8.558
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.221
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.794
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.291
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012