Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6574 12 Aug 2026, 07:27

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 13:57.695 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
1:39.832
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 1:16.174
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.210
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.241
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.269
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.936
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.142
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.828
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 48.074
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.199
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.214
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.586
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.589
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.986
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.465
And I enable persistence 19.279
And I log in to a new session 6.975
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.119
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.637
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.455
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.098
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:18.191
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.973
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.691
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.220
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.178
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.759
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.041
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.902
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.541
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.135
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.439
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.417
When I start Synaptic 12.309
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.986
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.275
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.358
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.578
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.304
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.650
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.169
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.912
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.649
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.312
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.551
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.177
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 0.099
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.209
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 5.528
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.920
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.545
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.871
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.153
And I enable persistence 10.602
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 7.395
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.170
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.518
And available upgrades have been checked 1.155
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.296
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.412
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.675
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.560
And I enable persistence 11.412
# 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 7.660
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.164
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.041
And Tor is ready 22.462
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.038
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.292
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.762
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.758
And I enable persistence 11.055
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.828
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.181
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.590
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.731
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019