Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4325 07 Apr 2026, 11:14

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 14:56.727 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
1:47.396
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
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 1:20.992
And I update APT using apt 6.345
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.949
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.161
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.109
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
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 49.849
And I update APT using apt 5.081
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.367
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.640
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.274
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.199
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.247
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.851
And I enable persistence 15.821
And I log in to a new session 9.796
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.491
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.725
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.623
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.138
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.394
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.858
And I update APT using apt 4.767
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.327
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.295
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.658
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.990
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.716
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.557
When I start Synaptic 12.382
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.150
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.101
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.478
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.490
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.254
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.443
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.964
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.469
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.755
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.438
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.506
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.006
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 8.973
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.312
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.686
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.999
And I enable persistence 6.756
# 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
# 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 0.063
And I log in to a new session 11.350
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.210
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 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 13.014
And available upgrades have been checked 1.098
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.988
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.561
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.359
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.322
And I enable persistence 6.688
# 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
And I log in to a new session 12.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.571
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.999
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.037
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.663
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.947
And I enable persistence 6.714
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.048
And I log in to a new session 10.533
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.422
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.353
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.545
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.019
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.056