Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4632 21 Sep 2026, 18:46

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 13:49.988 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
1:41.888
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 1:19.730
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.334
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.141
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.843
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.838
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.741
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:32.858
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 43.962
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.541
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.172
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.666
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.143
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.792
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.823
And I enable persistence 18.045
And I log in to a new session 7.815
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.339
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.751
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.592
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.061
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.245
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.295
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.144
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.221
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.905
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.617
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.009
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given a computer 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.729
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.148
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.301
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.443
When I start Synaptic 11.880
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.127
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.877
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.557
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.152
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.529
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.505
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.647
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.183
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.626
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.482
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.503
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.301
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.787
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:26.283
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.397
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 5.095
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.906
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.569
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.020
And I enable persistence 11.104
# 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 0.039
And I log in to a new session 7.885
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.233
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 10.129
And available upgrades have been checked 1.065
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.485
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.391
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 16.534
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.152
And I enable persistence 12.637
# 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 7.032
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.922
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.279
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.847
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.279
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 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.943
And I enable persistence 11.874
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 7.742
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.673
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.802
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.264
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.656
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006