Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6598 19 Aug 2026, 19:55

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 13:16.660 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
1:43.716
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 1:22.025
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.705
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.005
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.825
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.779
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.104
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 43.885
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.965
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.028
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.133
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.526
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.928
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.329
And I enable persistence 18.285
And I log in to a new session 6.691
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.159
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.458
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.484
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.199
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.740
And I update the APT lists using apt 3.933
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.198
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.214
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.058
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.893
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.132
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.500
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.427
When I start Synaptic 11.581
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.164
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.629
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.452
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.541
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.110
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.448
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.453
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.085
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.096
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.583
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.290
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.372
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.258
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.576
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.292
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 5.584
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.055
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.491
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.561
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.392
And I enable persistence 10.237
# 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 0.016
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 7.676
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.349
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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 10.046
And available upgrades have been checked 1.088
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.886
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.378
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.430
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.461
And I enable persistence 10.062
# 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 7.755
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.156
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.023
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 14.229
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.004
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 0.093
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.407
And I enable persistence 10.788
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.028
And I log in to a new session 6.297
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.436
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.901
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.236
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006