Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4483 06 Jul 2026, 11:29

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 15:12.682 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
1:48.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.012
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.019
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.717
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.051
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.361
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.465
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.612
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 48.475
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.907
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.361
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.577
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.494
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.574
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.669
And I enable persistence 19.851
And I log in to a new session 11.506
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.454
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.783
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.739
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.165
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.414
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.242
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.627
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.272
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.164
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.429
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.740
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.259
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.420
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
When I start Synaptic 12.536
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.475
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.461
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.430
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.618
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.165
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.414
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.610
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.225
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.393
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.910
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.183
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.420
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.550
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:54.062
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.336
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.281
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.852
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.554
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.198
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.814
And I enable persistence 10.833
# 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
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 10.387
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.259
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
# 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 0.071
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 12.609
And available upgrades have been checked 1.128
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.046
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.570
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.295
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.590
And I enable persistence 11.345
# 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 12.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.205
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 17.214
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.161
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.091
And I enable persistence 9.156
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 10.095
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.681
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.947
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.804
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012