Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6373 13 May 2026, 11:22

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 14:21.391 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
1:53.938
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:29.713
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.675
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.253
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.162
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.133
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.326
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
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 45.801
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.074
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.366
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.606
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.662
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.771
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.303
And I enable persistence 13.400
And I log in to a new session 10.306
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.452
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.609
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.749
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.467
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.917
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.042
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.254
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.149
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.303
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.333
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.317
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.216
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.645
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.519
When I start Synaptic 12.114
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.475
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.044
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.458
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.573
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.426
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.602
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.595
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.083
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.879
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.415
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.405
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:24.175
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 a computer 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.571
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.468
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.659
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.626
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.996
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.081
And I enable persistence 5.589
# 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 0.057
And I log in to a new session 8.995
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.199
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.053
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 0.996
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.547
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.417
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.593
And I enable persistence 6.357
# 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 9.695
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.232
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 16.619
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.987
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.150
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.007
Given a computer 0.065
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.293
And I enable persistence 6.492
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 9.667
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.945
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.259
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.377
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.021