Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4646 30 Sep 2026, 13:52

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 14:31.297 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
1:42.903
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.012
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.413
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.668
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.187
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.139
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.495
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.724
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.190
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 50.057
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.922
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.460
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.093
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.265
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.597
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.552
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.829
And I enable persistence 21.652
And I log in to a new session 9.252
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.151
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.536
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.662
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.154
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.833
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.163
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 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.929
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.646
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.261
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.183
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.188
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.011
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.013
Given a computer 0.140
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.426
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.159
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.477
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.450
When I start Synaptic 12.276
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.572
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.876
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.534
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.555
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.146
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.502
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.617
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.107
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.382
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.828
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.166
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.526
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.442
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.882
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.698
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.083
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 5.714
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.862
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.600
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.716
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.051
And I enable persistence 13.312
# 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 7.575
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.272
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.050
# 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 0.049
And the network is plugged 0.040
And Tor is ready 12.586
And available upgrades have been checked 0.045
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.268
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.830
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.825
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.074
And I enable persistence 11.351
# 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 9.595
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.264
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.049
And Tor is ready 15.175
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.799
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:10.152
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 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.849
And I enable persistence 13.331
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 7.688
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.213
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.636
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005