Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4366 29 Apr 2026, 12:48

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 16:34.844 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
2:3.648
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 1:31.552
And I update APT using apt 10.258
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.755
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.914
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.167
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 9.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.457
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:13.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.007
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 57.895
And I update APT using apt 5.838
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.278
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 20.897
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.327
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.459
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.576
And I enable persistence 19.233
And I log in to a new session 12.274
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.163
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.845
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.774
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.146
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.476
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:32.869
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.612
And I update APT using apt 5.588
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.283
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.255
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.639
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:28.934
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 2:6.194
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.260
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.428
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.558
When I start Synaptic 13.209
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.398
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.115
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.503
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.790
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.631
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.772
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.442
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.920
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.101
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.274
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.527
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.546
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:6.309
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.318
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.124
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.112
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.730
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.501
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.701
And I enable persistence 8.639
# 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 0.051
And I log in to a new session 12.217
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.208
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
# 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 0.054
And the network is plugged 0.041
And Tor is ready 12.385
And available upgrades have been checked 3.339
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.027
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.645
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.299
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 42.490
And I enable persistence 6.970
# 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 0.005
And I log in to a new session 12.353
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.522
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 18.221
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.969
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.070
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.882
And I enable persistence 8.971
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.071
And I log in to a new session 11.689
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.887
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 7.401
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.793
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.011