Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4655 03 Oct 2026, 11:07

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 15:1.882 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
2:6.087
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 1:16.493
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.381
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.703
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.649
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 7.860
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.659
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.712
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.265
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 57.653
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.792
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.324
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.665
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.239
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.464
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.980
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.013
And I enable persistence 17.914
And I log in to a new session 6.915
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.123
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.580
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.483
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.605
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.161
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 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.627
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.938
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.323
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.131
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.721
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.845
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.496
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.953
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.125
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.496
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.449
When I start Synaptic 11.761
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.070
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.187
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.287
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.134
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.332
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.510
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.102
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.060
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.575
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.132
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.305
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.432
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:12.647
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 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.951
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 5.291
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.015
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.491
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.616
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.792
And I enable persistence 10.541
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.717
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.157
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 10.287
And available upgrades have been checked 0.033
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.460
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.361
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.648
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.651
And I enable persistence 10.307
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.646
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.148
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.085
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.050
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.039
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.895
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.223
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.080
And I enable persistence 10.662
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.033
And I log in to a new session 7.452
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.235
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.448
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005