Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6381 16 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 14:8.956 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
1:40.192
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 1:16.941
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.603
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.337
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.089
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.344
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.793
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.302
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.322
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.231
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.496
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.240
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.636
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.989
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.046
And I enable persistence 14.508
And I log in to a new session 9.554
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.155
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.569
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.769
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 a computer 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.506
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.727
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.256
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 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.335
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.856
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.201
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.412
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.537
When I start Synaptic 12.239
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.423
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.198
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.440
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.171
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.424
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.583
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.209
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.056
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.797
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.198
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.409
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.500
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.415
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.581
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:32.464
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 a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.560
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 8.584
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.713
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.939
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.557
And I enable persistence 5.652
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.066
And I log in to a new session 10.265
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.186
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.429
And available upgrades have been checked 2.149
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.406
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.506
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.553
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.306
And I enable persistence 5.619
# 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 10.491
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.501
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 16.068
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.399
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.196
And I enable persistence 6.164
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 10.421
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.618
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.852
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006