Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4262 02 Mar 2026, 11:44

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 14:29.263 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
1:48.352
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 1:20.061
And I update APT using apt 9.399
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.189
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 5.247
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.453
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.599
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.120
And I update APT using apt 4.708
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.254
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.599
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.747
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.073
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.561
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.194
And I enable persistence 14.507
And I log in to a new session 11.101
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.129
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.730
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.705
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.166
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.522
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.322
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.208
And I update APT using apt 4.388
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.310
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.287
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.926
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.610
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.283
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.461
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.525
When I start Synaptic 12.794
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.630
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.769
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.432
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.647
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.478
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.688
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.726
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.491
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.961
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.423
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.506
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:30.689
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.688
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 8.743
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.641
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.854
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.480
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.210
And I enable persistence 6.751
# 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 0.010
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 11.826
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.227
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.099
And available upgrades have been checked 2.227
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.068
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.740
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.215
And I enable persistence 6.621
# 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
And I log in to a new session 11.776
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.227
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.073
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 17.205
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.373
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 37.456
And I enable persistence 7.079
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 9.618
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.681
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 3.293
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015