Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4316 03 Apr 2026, 11:32

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 16:34.906 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
1:55.802
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:26.811
And I update APT using apt 7.380
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.279
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.845
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.485
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.435
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.708
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:9.298
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 54.881
And I update APT using apt 5.099
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.497
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 8.401
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 20.431
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.171
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.843
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 43.396
And I enable persistence 17.334
And I log in to a new session 11.453
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.195
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.782
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.654
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.153
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.689
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 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.908
And I update APT using apt 5.102
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.291
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.221
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 10.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:26.584
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:4.590
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.288
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.485
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.581
When I start Synaptic 12.761
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.757
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.738
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.550
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.643
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.452
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.349
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.384
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.860
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.165
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.482
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:29.222
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.090
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.013
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.679
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.746
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.660
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.688
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.393
And I enable persistence 7.719
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 10.445
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.253
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 43.084
And available upgrades have been checked 0.054
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.422
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.605
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.467
And I enable persistence 6.733
# 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 11.030
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.248
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 17.332
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.030
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.308
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.267
And I enable persistence 6.770
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 11.077
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.772
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.252
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007