Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4328 08 Apr 2026, 11:26

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 15:25.823 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
2:0.965
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 1:27.569
And I update APT using apt 10.551
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.696
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 5.749
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.398
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.213
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:11.654
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 53.287
And I update APT using apt 18.230
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.773
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.585
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 21.342
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 3.189
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.016
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.471
And I enable persistence 16.421
And I log in to a new session 10.611
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.139
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.644
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.800
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.140
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.599
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.300
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.723
And I update APT using apt 5.029
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.258
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.718
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.760
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.544
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.294
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.303
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.459
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.574
When I start Synaptic 12.753
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.484
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.180
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.452
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.852
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.322
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.524
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.695
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.298
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.134
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.823
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.291
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.508
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.412
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.886
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.056
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:38.656
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.051
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.011
Given a computer 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.832
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.012
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.601
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.792
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.574
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.972
And I enable persistence 7.170
# 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 0.080
And I log in to a new session 10.506
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.232
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 11.520
And available upgrades have been checked 2.167
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.546
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 17.740
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.999
And I enable persistence 6.828
# 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 10.526
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.218
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 17.659
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.066
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.937
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.700
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 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.811
And I enable persistence 6.019
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 10.612
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.655
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.382
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.029
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007