Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6672 16 Sep 2026, 11:39

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 13:46.358 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
1:40.754
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.015
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.855
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.161
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.566
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.774
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:33.809
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 47.339
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.145
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.162
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.284
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.079
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.570
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.247
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.522
And I enable persistence 18.304
And I log in to a new session 7.948
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.099
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.494
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.532
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.579
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.920
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.248
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.162
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.125
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.676
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.267
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 0.126
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.211
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.118
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.517
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.461
When I start Synaptic 11.877
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.032
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.840
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.333
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.588
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.404
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.421
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.074
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.361
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.716
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.480
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.964
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.540
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.185
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.166
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.554
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.029
And I enable persistence 11.208
# 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 7.484
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 0.029
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.043
And Tor is ready 11.726
And available upgrades have been checked 0.036
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.878
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.612
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.250
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.555
And I enable persistence 10.448
# 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 8.151
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 15.255
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.982
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.167
And I enable persistence 10.161
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.580
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.931
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.587
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028