Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4633 22 Sep 2026, 11:18

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 13:39.576 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
1:41.822
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.209
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.059
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.232
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.390
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.027
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:36.032
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 48.891
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.821
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.207
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.658
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.390
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.508
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.271
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.583
And I enable persistence 19.645
And I log in to a new session 8.640
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.118
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.570
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.678
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:15.198
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 an administration password 1:5.436
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.326
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.158
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.147
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.674
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.784
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.176
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.689
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.107
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.481
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.475
When I start Synaptic 11.701
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.849
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.422
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.518
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.690
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.271
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.438
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.155
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.133
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.928
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.143
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.517
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.876
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:16.351
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.888
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 5.529
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.807
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.515
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.960
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.820
And I enable persistence 11.429
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 7.830
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.037
And Tor is ready 11.103
And available upgrades have been checked 1.075
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.353
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.416
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.676
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.548
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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 6.810
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.156
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 14.990
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.381
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.994
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 a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.103
And I enable persistence 11.889
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 7.054
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.870
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.873
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.021
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018