Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4651 01 Oct 2026, 13:12

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 14:48.245 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
1:42.854
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.155
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.787
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.179
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.114
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.421
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:1.929
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 44.595
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.857
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.593
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.302
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.431
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.592
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.107
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.380
And I enable persistence 20.434
And I log in to a new session 8.030
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.167
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.664
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.670
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.618
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.429
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 0.108
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.454
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.285
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.384
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.129
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.596
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.460
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.892
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.191
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.271
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.445
When I start Synaptic 11.544
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.127
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.858
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.460
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.490
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.564
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.429
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.111
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.600
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.157
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.287
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.344
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.242
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.330
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 0.112
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.637
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 6.051
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.790
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.510
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.534
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.675
And I enable persistence 11.352
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 8.560
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.194
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 12.209
And available upgrades have been checked 0.038
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.353
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.410
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.731
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.532
And I enable persistence 11.673
# 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 0.009
And I log in to a new session 7.976
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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 16.463
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.241
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.047
And I enable persistence 11.640
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 8.138
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 7.126
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.880
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.257
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.740
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006