Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6669 15 Sep 2026, 13:51

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 13:59.406 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
1:45.385
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 1:21.962
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.338
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.621
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.456
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.615
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 48.855
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.488
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.188
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.185
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.985
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.603
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.912
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.136
And I enable persistence 20.843
And I log in to a new session 7.030
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.128
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.622
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.533
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.363
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 0.362
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.394
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.198
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.233
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.115
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.614
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.573
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 1:35.916
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.157
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.479
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.448
When I start Synaptic 12.264
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.162
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.824
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.540
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.116
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.371
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.559
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.442
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.989
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.570
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.159
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.511
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.498
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.144
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 5.857
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.349
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.562
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.014
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.507
And I enable persistence 11.628
# 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
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.874
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.212
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.040
And Tor is ready 11.291
And available upgrades have been checked 0.046
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.133
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.629
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.186
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.010
And I enable persistence 11.840
# 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 8.627
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.132
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 15.006
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.044
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.957
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.968
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" with network unplugged 33.292
And I enable persistence 12.092
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 7.510
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 9.010
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.679
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.263
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007