Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6354 05 May 2026, 16:10

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 14:45.551 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
1:46.689
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.660
And I update APT using apt 6.941
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.274
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.405
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.164
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.735
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.830
And I update APT using apt 6.015
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.276
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.846
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.210
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.037
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.243
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.031
And I enable persistence 16.740
And I log in to a new session 10.811
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.239
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.717
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.595
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.022
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.216
And I update APT using apt 5.270
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.244
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.152
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.639
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.141
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.186
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.407
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.530
When I start Synaptic 12.708
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.353
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.875
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.465
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.604
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.473
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.733
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.305
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.480
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.819
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.221
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.485
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:38.246
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.615
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 8.786
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.823
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.885
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.242
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.065
And I enable persistence 6.720
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 10.365
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.208
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.008
And available upgrades have been checked 2.189
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.436
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.546
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.600
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.398
And I enable persistence 6.883
# 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 10.239
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.283
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 16.522
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.057
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.216
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.368
And I enable persistence 6.589
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 11.128
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.733
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.213
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.934
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006