Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4566 23 Aug 2026, 11:15

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 13:40.079 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
1:38.414
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.121
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.730
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.313
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.002
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.818
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.486
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.258
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.755
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.464
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.262
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.934
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.649
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.547
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.013
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.267
And I enable persistence 18.268
And I log in to a new session 6.998
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.112
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.429
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.469
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.085
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.153
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.098
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.549
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.206
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.158
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.819
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.655
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.921
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.571
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.116
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.517
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.386
When I start Synaptic 11.970
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.168
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.411
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.370
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.674
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.121
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.932
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.631
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.290
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.401
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.250
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.535
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.268
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.684
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.998
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.033
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.526
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.291
And I enable persistence 10.811
# 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 0.043
And I log in to a new session 6.758
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.412
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 0.064
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 12.130
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 0.853
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.627
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.671
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.730
And I enable persistence 10.579
# 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 7.389
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 14.065
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.312
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.062
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.050
And I enable persistence 10.392
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.164
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.275
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.727
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.026