Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4255 26 Feb 2026, 12:23

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 18:15.738 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
2:18.016
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:48.784
And I update APT using apt 5.375
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.361
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.651
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 13.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 13.405
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.499
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:26.329
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.803
And I update APT using apt 5.222
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.386
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.825
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 27.123
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.475
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.172
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 43.465
And I enable persistence 27.175
And I log in to a new session 18.304
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.237
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.127
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.858
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.152
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 12.189
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:38.978
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.017
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.011
Given a computer 0.199
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:23.956
And I update APT using apt 5.248
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.304
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.201
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 13.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:33.395
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.007
Given a computer 0.201
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:58.000
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.673
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.721
When I start Synaptic 15.202
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.959
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 13.863
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.744
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.789
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.288
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 3.245
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.811
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.723
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 4.728
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.091
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.289
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.011
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.017
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:59.028
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.009
Given a computer 0.189
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.541
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.022
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.136
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.353
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.863
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.969
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 44.257
And I enable persistence 8.746
# 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 0.022
# 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 0.087
And I log in to a new session 13.389
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.294
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.084
And the network is plugged 0.112
And Tor is ready 42.901
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.683
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.935
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 23.041
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 46.090
And I enable persistence 9.230
# 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 0.021
And I log in to a new session 12.332
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.720
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.060
And Tor is ready 20.633
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.074
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 1.728
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.982
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:19.989
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 a computer 0.173
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 44.168
And I enable persistence 9.023
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
# 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 0.070
And I log in to a new session 13.149
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.246
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 4.587
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011