Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6586 17 Aug 2026, 17:59

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 14:10.046 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
1:44.042
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.116
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.811
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.282
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.224
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:43.607
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 48.792
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.242
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.194
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.233
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.387
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.517
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.483
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.715
And I enable persistence 22.042
And I log in to a new session 8.395
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.163
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.734
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.590
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.363
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 a computer 0.100
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.453
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.316
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 4.272
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.933
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 a computer 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.346
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.142
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.468
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.428
When I start Synaptic 12.199
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.338
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.536
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.668
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.236
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.638
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.676
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.639
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.053
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.757
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.261
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.481
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.476
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.508
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.149
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 a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.089
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.078
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.818
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.587
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.655
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.220
And I enable persistence 10.860
# 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 0.020
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 12.196
And available upgrades have been checked 1.105
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.548
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.436
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.912
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.450
And I enable persistence 10.995
# 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 0.014
And I log in to a new session 8.216
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.154
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 16.104
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.363
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.813
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.949
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.118
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.457
And I enable persistence 12.113
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 8.625
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.705
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.830
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.481
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006