Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4175 18 Jan 2026, 12:10

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 84 0 0 0 0 84 6 0 6 19:14.469 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
2:12.422
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:46.473
And I update APT using apt 6.185
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.317
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.112
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.333
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.513
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:10.266
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.609
And I update APT using apt 5.191
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.387
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.118
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 24.560
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.510
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.726
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.125
And I enable persistence 23.249
And I log in to a new session 14.325
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.433
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.039
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.715
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.001
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:5.444
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.204
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:49.452
And I update APT using apt 5.147
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.317
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.253
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.523
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.468
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:22.404
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.172
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:51.530
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.184
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.711
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.686
When I start Synaptic 14.911
And I update APT using Synaptic 22.106
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.778
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.679
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.825
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.298
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 3.001
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.978
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.223
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 4.998
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.401
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.268
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.946
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
7:11.502
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given a computer 0.167
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:30.827
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.021
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.928
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 7.697
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.867
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.658
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.006
And I enable persistence 7.644
# 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 0.023
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 12.821
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.310
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.048
# 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 0.071
And the network is plugged 0.057
And Tor is ready 13.236
And available upgrades have been checked 0.052
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 3.819
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.994
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2:8.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.394
And I enable persistence 7.479
# 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 0.020
And I log in to a new session 11.325
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.466
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.067
And Tor is ready 23.031
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.147
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.679
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.921
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:12.429
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.186
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.274
And I enable persistence 7.551
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
# 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 12.055
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 6.831
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 3.986
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.437
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.928
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008