Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6485 01 Jul 2026, 11:38

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 14:18.660 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
1:41.774
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.533
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.178
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.286
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.828
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.911
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.563
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 45.739
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.475
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.320
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.918
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.813
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.654
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.881
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.442
And I enable persistence 18.526
And I log in to a new session 9.948
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.451
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.618
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.663
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.896
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.863
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.485
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.866
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.181
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.182
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.019
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.035
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 0.044
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.647
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.235
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.413
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.513
When I start Synaptic 12.026
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.450
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.273
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.492
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.150
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.397
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.266
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.036
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.831
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.440
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.309
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.908
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 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.921
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.380
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.695
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.933
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.929
And I enable persistence 8.591
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 10.180
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.203
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.088
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.515
And available upgrades have been checked 1.084
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.957
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.501
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.354
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.593
And I enable persistence 9.468
# 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 9.757
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.189
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 15.648
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.068
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.648
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.514
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.371
And I enable persistence 8.697
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 9.948
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.588
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.764
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005