Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6665 14 Sep 2026, 20:49

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 14:2.686 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
1:40.918
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.798
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.590
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.743
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.780
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.139
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:34.352
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.348
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.482
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.258
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.473
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.047
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.670
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.018
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.116
And I enable persistence 19.418
And I log in to a new session 7.949
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.170
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.762
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.544
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.046
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.925
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 0.110
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.309
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.115
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.157
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.157
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.592
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 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.266
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.163
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.519
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.503
When I start Synaptic 12.169
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.969
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.098
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.437
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.589
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.506
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.628
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.326
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.257
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.700
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.465
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.248
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.988
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.285
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.383
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 5.673
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.989
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.498
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.717
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.285
And I enable persistence 11.736
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.884
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.045
And Tor is ready 10.052
And available upgrades have been checked 2.199
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.759
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.393
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 19.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.856
And I enable persistence 11.548
# 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 0.005
And I log in to a new session 7.931
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.287
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 14.343
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.386
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.612
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.779
And I enable persistence 12.281
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 8.532
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.746
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.879
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006