Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4631 21 Sep 2026, 11:17

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 13:42.728 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
1:42.049
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.582
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.953
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.144
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.219
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.149
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.795
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:33.124
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.134
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.073
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.198
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.125
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.279
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.676
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.015
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.538
And I enable persistence 19.137
And I log in to a new session 7.438
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.129
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.706
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.557
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.113
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.087
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.021
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 0.167
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.192
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.236
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.196
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.174
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.950
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.553
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.832
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.124
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.416
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.433
When I start Synaptic 11.452
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.007
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.672
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.306
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.552
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.320
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.526
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.069
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.924
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.541
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.491
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.265
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.992
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:20.111
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.160
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 5.850
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.267
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.503
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.614
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.027
And I enable persistence 11.047
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.617
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.202
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 12.039
And available upgrades have been checked 0.048
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.378
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.395
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.647
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.476
And I enable persistence 10.785
# 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 8.269
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.140
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 15.149
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.325
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.866
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.442
And I enable persistence 11.168
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.608
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.440
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.827
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.270
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.472
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005