Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4641 28 Sep 2026, 17:31

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 13:32.750 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
1:39.775
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 1:17.283
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.067
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.168
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.878
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.378
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.260
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:35.418
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 46.406
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.018
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.183
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.000
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.652
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.715
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.319
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.207
And I enable persistence 19.103
And I log in to a new session 7.554
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.106
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.584
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 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.773
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.820
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.477
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.173
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 0.041
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.164
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.840
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.179
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.498
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.528
When I start Synaptic 11.568
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.391
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.059
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.322
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.488
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.115
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.293
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.519
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.454
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.065
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.595
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.156
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.461
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:13.925
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 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.980
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.392
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.380
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.566
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.968
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.059
And I enable persistence 11.207
# 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 0.058
And I log in to a new session 7.007
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
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 0.050
And the network is plugged 0.039
And Tor is ready 10.728
And available upgrades have been checked 1.083
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.364
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.375
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.730
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.340
And I enable persistence 11.665
# 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 8.786
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.134
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 15.446
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.100
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.523
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.692
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 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.122
And I enable persistence 10.683
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.055
And I log in to a new session 7.497
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.422
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.774
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.252
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005