Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4654 02 Oct 2026, 11:17

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 15:6.922 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
2:9.434
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.783
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.219
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.604
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.999
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.350
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.394
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 47.265
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.135
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.400
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.103
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.821
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.517
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.885
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.283
And I enable persistence 20.029
And I log in to a new session 7.577
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.114
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.663
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.495
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.753
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.609
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.827
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.514
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.659
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.394
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 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.670
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.662
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.259
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.287
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.149
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.454
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.446
When I start Synaptic 12.126
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.176
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.334
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.297
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.714
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.577
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.647
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.196
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.909
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.766
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.168
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.324
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.450
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.297
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.061
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.513
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.395
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.041
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.500
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.005
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.185
And I enable persistence 11.124
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 7.184
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.150
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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.953
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.264
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.423
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.046
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.167
And I enable persistence 11.836
# 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 8.285
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.146
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.350
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.100
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.923
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.944
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.817
And I enable persistence 11.222
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 7.453
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.728
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.554
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.231
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005