Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6613 28 Aug 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 13:42.240 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
1:41.132
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 1:17.518
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.912
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.283
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.920
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.700
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 44.862
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.880
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.685
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.491
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.591
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.083
And I enable persistence 19.920
And I log in to a new session 8.490
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.570
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.912
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.605
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.218
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.981
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.137
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.772
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.236
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.678
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.124
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.477
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.367
When I start Synaptic 11.529
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.075
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.214
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.277
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.642
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.141
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.304
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.513
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.121
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.807
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.722
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.453
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.522
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.820
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.777
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 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.059
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 5.202
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.308
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.478
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.538
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.497
And I enable persistence 10.391
# 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
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 7.846
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.167
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 0.063
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 10.735
And available upgrades have been checked 1.108
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.375
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.508
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.702
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.798
And I enable persistence 10.951
# 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
And I log in to a new session 8.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.208
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 15.380
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.066
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.379
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.788
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.370
And I enable persistence 11.771
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 8.306
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.421
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.746
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023