Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4634 23 Sep 2026, 11:04

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 13:13.540 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
1:36.178
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 1:14.298
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.744
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.164
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.662
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.700
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.282
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:26.455
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 43.930
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.031
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.143
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.537
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.354
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.480
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.889
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.299
And I enable persistence 17.922
And I log in to a new session 6.587
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.129
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.579
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.480
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:11.383
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.847
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.149
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.138
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.120
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.165
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 1:33.082
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.507
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.372
When I start Synaptic 11.849
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.071
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.216
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.589
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.445
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.504
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.455
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.112
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.820
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.656
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.133
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.461
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.528
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:8.871
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 0.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.813
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 5.647
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.070
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.465
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.530
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.368
And I enable persistence 10.019
# 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
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.788
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.238
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 10.480
And available upgrades have been checked 1.090
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.779
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.364
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.968
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.732
And I enable persistence 10.096
# 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 7.943
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.165
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.032
And Tor is ready 13.860
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.047
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.487
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" with network unplugged 32.200
And I enable persistence 10.537
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.369
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.149
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.814
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.239
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.960
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007