Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4338 13 Apr 2026, 17:42

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 15:54.400 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
1:42.552
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.178
And I update APT using apt 6.130
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.993
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.182
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 48.972
And I update APT using apt 5.009
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.226
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.977
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.610
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.040
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.078
And I enable persistence 13.645
And I log in to a new session 10.036
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.133
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.655
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.588
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.089
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 6.167
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:22.208
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.929
And I update APT using apt 4.657
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.302
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.206
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 5.906
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:12.930
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:55.794
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.629
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
When I start Synaptic 12.414
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.357
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.297
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.439
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.696
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.182
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.483
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.629
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.191
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.204
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.779
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.399
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.515
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.393
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:50.114
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.454
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.010
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.615
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.675
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.678
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.279
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.480
And I enable persistence 5.521
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 9.024
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 0.034
# 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 0.052
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 42.109
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.497
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.516
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.504
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.687
And I enable persistence 5.306
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 9.792
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.234
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 42.086
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.992
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.412
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.008
And I enable persistence 5.561
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 10.111
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.132
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.039
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.045