Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6487 02 Jul 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 14:18.526 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
1:41.322
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.378
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.270
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.391
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.086
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 44.372
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.239
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.252
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.607
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.298
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.547
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.037
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.125
And I enable persistence 17.038
And I log in to a new session 9.828
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.456
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.573
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.616
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.821
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.474
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.029
Given a computer 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.347
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.566
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.168
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.268
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.986
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.679
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 0.042
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.972
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.652
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.580
When I start Synaptic 12.267
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.430
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.350
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.589
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.405
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.188
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.005
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.780
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.384
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.496
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.283
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:36.926
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.972
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 8.276
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.661
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.563
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.628
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.582
And I enable persistence 8.985
# 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 0.065
And I log in to a new session 10.178
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.021
And Tor is ready 11.582
And available upgrades have been checked 2.176
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.428
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.536
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.104
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.338
And I enable persistence 8.830
# 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 10.214
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 17.105
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.038
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 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.912
And I enable persistence 8.865
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 9.705
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.303
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.801
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.369
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005