Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4318 04 Apr 2026, 11:34

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 14:40.362 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
2:2.578
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:29.909
And I update APT using apt 7.872
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.332
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 5.371
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 13.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.824
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 2.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.925
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 59.609
And I update APT using apt 5.453
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.252
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.961
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.283
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.032
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.271
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.706
And I enable persistence 16.190
And I log in to a new session 11.480
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.116
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.758
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.143
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:23.041
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.911
And I update APT using apt 4.595
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.269
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.141
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.219
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.978
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.724
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 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.538
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.135
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.464
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.588
When I start Synaptic 11.996
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.457
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.746
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.473
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.685
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.434
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.557
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.218
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.119
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.866
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.491
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.543
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.409
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.994
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 1:13.535
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.311
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.651
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.567
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.008
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.838
And I enable persistence 6.604
# 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 9.290
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.263
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.794
And available upgrades have been checked 3.205
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.459
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.575
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.975
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.077
And I enable persistence 5.457
# 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 0.013
And I log in to a new session 9.952
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 15.779
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.646
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.097
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.913
And I enable persistence 5.406
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047
And I log in to a new session 8.923
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.708
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.989
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014