Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6431 06 Jun 2026, 11:34

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 14:49.618 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
1:46.493
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.468
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.601
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.617
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.344
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.250
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.650
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.371
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.445
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.665
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.408
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.716
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.399
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.268
And I enable persistence 17.010
And I log in to a new session 10.605
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.141
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.734
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.703
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.129
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.416
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.777
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.089
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.272
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.144
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.780
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.212
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.015
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.403
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
When I start Synaptic 12.366
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.400
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.857
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.413
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.737
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.211
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.436
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.660
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.222
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.458
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.095
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.191
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.422
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.527
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.417
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:47.203
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.990
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 8.948
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.717
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.675
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.933
And I enable persistence 5.757
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 10.818
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.231
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.023
And Tor is ready 13.098
And available upgrades have been checked 1.130
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.037
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.502
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.625
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.251
And I enable persistence 5.554
# 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 10.823
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.256
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.336
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.089
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.854
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.041
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.731
And I enable persistence 7.027
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 10.389
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.613
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.126
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.711
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006