Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6671 16 Sep 2026, 07:23

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 13:23.448 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
1:37.621
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.324
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.604
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.156
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.104
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.431
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.365
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.456
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 56.239
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.986
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.489
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.815
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.490
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.891
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.943
And I enable persistence 16.920
And I log in to a new session 6.896
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.303
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.710
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.516
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.737
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:12.746
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 an administration password 1:3.070
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.301
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.142
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.115
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.479
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.410
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.117
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.440
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.360
When I start Synaptic 11.928
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.072
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.407
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.288
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.662
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.461
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.415
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.101
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.091
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.537
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.113
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.462
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.454
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:12.126
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.757
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 5.349
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.127
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.476
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.531
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.543
And I enable persistence 11.037
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 6.593
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 10.965
And available upgrades have been checked 1.067
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.801
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.583
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.373
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.265
And I enable persistence 10.651
# 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 7.503
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 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 13.759
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.017
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.038
And I enable persistence 10.548
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
And I log in to a new session 6.980
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.687
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.598
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.234
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.952
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005