Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4652 01 Oct 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 15:38.934 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
2:11.728
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.439
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.994
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.613
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.049
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.008
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.993
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.278
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.983
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.356
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.427
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.199
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.425
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.548
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.364
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.427
And I enable persistence 18.115
And I log in to a new session 7.061
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.143
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.476
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.112
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.796
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.596
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.134
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.859
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.343
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.126
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.839
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.045
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.171
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.190
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.234
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.464
When I start Synaptic 11.997
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.260
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.630
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.523
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.158
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.509
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.675
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.339
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.554
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.762
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.360
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.375
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:34.479
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.458
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.536
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.086
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.557
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.184
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.408
And I enable persistence 12.768
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.049
And I log in to a new session 8.221
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.207
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.057
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 12.622
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.314
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.518
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.544
And I enable persistence 12.004
# 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 8.507
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.154
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 16.797
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:0.805
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 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.340
And I enable persistence 11.223
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.050
And I log in to a new session 8.295
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.047
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.717
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.707
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005