Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4650 01 Oct 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 12:57.674 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
1:36.941
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:14.998
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.366
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.395
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.040
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:22.975
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 43.974
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.403
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.158
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.495
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.308
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.454
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.911
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.321
And I enable persistence 17.008
And I log in to a new session 6.632
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.111
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.464
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.625
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.642
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:10.039
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 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.573
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.037
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.133
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.135
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.643
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.372
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.274
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.146
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.290
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.446
When I start Synaptic 11.304
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.033
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.028
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.478
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.488
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.137
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.506
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.459
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.087
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.141
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.684
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.126
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.276
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.386
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:6.948
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.143
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 5.279
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.085
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.452
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.029
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.684
And I enable persistence 10.458
# 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 0.008
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 6.516
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.188
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 10.215
And available upgrades have been checked 0.029
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.588
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.438
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.434
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.679
And I enable persistence 10.168
# 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 0.018
And I log in to a new session 7.647
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.161
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 14.330
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.033
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.268
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.397
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.126
And I enable persistence 10.619
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 6.356
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.496
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.642
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.584
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005