Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4656 04 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 15:3.696 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
2:11.419
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.108
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.672
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.495
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.120
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.022
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.823
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 44.841
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.423
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.513
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.003
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.545
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.533
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.957
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.388
And I enable persistence 19.810
And I log in to a new session 7.341
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.184
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.632
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.559
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.652
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.758
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.849
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 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.698
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.477
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.393
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.142
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.762
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 0.122
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.026
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.135
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.509
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.546
When I start Synaptic 11.620
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.195
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.414
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.315
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.505
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.288
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.674
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.214
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.349
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.686
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.453
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.358
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.717
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.296
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 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.029
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 5.234
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.991
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.681
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.696
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.664
And I enable persistence 11.275
# 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 6.713
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.225
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.066
# 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 0.068
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 12.984
And available upgrades have been checked 0.042
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.369
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.563
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.823
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.335
And I enable persistence 11.749
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 8.010
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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 16.216
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.071
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.289
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.764
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
59.544
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 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.640
And I enable persistence 11.200
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 8.003
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.685
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.835
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.316
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.816
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035