Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4359 22 Apr 2026, 11:25

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 16:2.999 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
2:26.713
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 1:56.936
And I update APT using apt 8.735
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.247
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.016
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.777
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.209
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 55.862
And I update APT using apt 6.761
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.294
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.491
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 23.923
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.156
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.882
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.663
And I enable persistence 16.088
And I log in to a new session 10.209
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.162
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.807
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.757
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.147
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.010
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.912
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.623
And I update APT using apt 5.538
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.295
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.291
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 9.422
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.198
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.511
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.280
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.541
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.611
When I start Synaptic 13.011
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.836
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.662
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.477
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.647
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.496
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.112
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.424
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.159
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.814
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.204
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.473
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:52.511
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.114
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.032
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 9.252
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.082
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.687
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.403
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.339
And I enable persistence 7.109
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 10.359
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.213
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
# 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 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 13.200
And available upgrades have been checked 1.133
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.056
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.613
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.985
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.449
And I enable persistence 6.653
# 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 0.008
And I log in to a new session 11.983
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.552
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 17.905
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.454
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.197
And I enable persistence 6.729
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 10.173
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.682
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.489
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.831
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007