Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4648 30 Sep 2026, 18:11

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 14:26.705 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
1:45.479
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 1:21.118
And I update the APT lists using apt 8.309
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.553
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.224
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.947
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.323
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:39.283
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.637
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.958
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.192
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.379
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.043
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.600
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.674
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.702
And I enable persistence 19.167
And I log in to a new session 8.152
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.351
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.713
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.588
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.119
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.927
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.607
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.796
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 an administration password 1:6.807
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.458
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.212
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.183
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.695
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.445
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.084
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.200
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.507
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.479
When I start Synaptic 12.120
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.229
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.234
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.528
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.518
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.552
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.569
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.158
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.211
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.674
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.193
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.324
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.517
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.530
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:37.086
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 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.563
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 5.149
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.044
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.492
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.042
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.657
And I enable persistence 12.093
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 8.350
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.210
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 0.092
And the network is plugged 0.051
And Tor is ready 11.387
And available upgrades have been checked 1.101
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.581
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.928
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.601
And I enable persistence 11.874
# 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 8.454
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.170
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 17.270
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.848
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:9.614
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 0.111
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.268
And I enable persistence 12.593
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.105
And I log in to a new session 8.416
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.873
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.022
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.856
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006