Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4482 06 Jul 2026, 07:58

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 15:20.251 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
1:46.910
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.794
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.591
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.457
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.044
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.403
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.789
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.064
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.539
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.254
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.358
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.519
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.687
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.742
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.680
And I enable persistence 20.513
And I log in to a new session 10.294
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.554
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.746
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.719
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.594
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.539
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.057
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.792
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.146
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.330
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.148
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.943
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.312
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.009
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.963
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.243
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.489
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.504
When I start Synaptic 12.454
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.566
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.174
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.415
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.886
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.174
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.454
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.817
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.375
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.259
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.153
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.339
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.426
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:4.387
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:25.644
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.893
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.898
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.676
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.259
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.948
And I enable persistence 10.803
# 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
# 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 10.498
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.224
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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.687
And available upgrades have been checked 1.129
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.017
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.655
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.778
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.701
And I enable persistence 10.386
# 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 0.004
And I log in to a new session 10.856
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.212
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.014
And Tor is ready 17.638
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.061
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.358
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.311
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.118
And I enable persistence 10.757
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.043
And I log in to a new session 10.410
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.623
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.235
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024