Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4639 28 Sep 2026, 11:26

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 14:46.779 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
1:44.104
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.137
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.974
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.207
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.237
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.547
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.930
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.525
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.941
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 46.735
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.844
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.181
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.777
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.601
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.738
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.096
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.224
And I enable persistence 22.849
And I log in to a new session 8.444
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.186
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.482
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.676
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.768
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.552
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:19.049
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 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.436
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.110
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.231
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.084
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.806
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.851
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.141
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 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.136
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.397
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.413
When I start Synaptic 12.147
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.276
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.006
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.548
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.149
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.537
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.544
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.563
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.683
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.764
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.485
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:1.106
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.378
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 30.986
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.139
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.739
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.018
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.733
And I enable persistence 13.028
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 8.969
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.229
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 11.798
And available upgrades have been checked 1.108
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.841
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.560
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.229
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.124
And I enable persistence 12.365
# 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 7.968
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.173
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 16.227
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.087
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.368
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.435
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.876
And I enable persistence 11.907
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.062
And I log in to a new session 7.772
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.851
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.562
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.296
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.608
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008