Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4219 09 Feb 2026, 11:47

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 14:43.148 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
1:41.463
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.655
And I update APT using apt 5.400
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.637
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.526
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 5.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.874
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.869
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.019
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.354
And I update APT using apt 5.231
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 5.768
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.474
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.956
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.006
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.646
And I enable persistence 13.625
And I log in to a new session 9.926
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.213
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.683
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.639
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.181
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 5.797
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.556
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.237
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.360
And I update APT using apt 4.373
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.234
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.159
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.918
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.772
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 a computer 0.061
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.768
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.455
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.653
When I start Synaptic 12.202
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.365
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.361
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.511
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.679
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.448
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.637
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.177
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.061
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.927
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.469
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.521
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.394
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.624
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:5.550
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.975
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.011
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.212
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.961
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.979
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.021
And I enable persistence 5.519
# 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 0.011
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 9.016
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.343
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 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.653
And available upgrades have been checked 2.163
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.538
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.532
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.187
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.241
And I enable persistence 6.453
# 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 0.011
And I log in to a new session 8.935
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.290
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 23.357
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.147
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.750
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.009
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.255
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.264
And I enable persistence 5.423
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 9.474
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.381
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 3.158
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.403
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.948
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024