Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4657 05 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 13:57.428 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
1:45.502
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.014
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.592
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.426
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.176
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.108
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.198
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.803
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:40.379
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.904
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.125
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.789
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.669
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.724
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.211
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.047
And I enable persistence 21.579
And I log in to a new session 8.651
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.110
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.653
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.513
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.660
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.673
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.171
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.036
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.581
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.178
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.240
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.781
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.890
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.054
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.445
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.376
When I start Synaptic 11.453
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.122
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.717
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.590
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.473
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.518
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.580
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.135
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.287
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.724
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.172
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.407
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.276
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.579
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:21.377
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 a computer 0.105
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.045
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 5.431
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.944
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.525
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.959
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.620
And I enable persistence 11.106
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 8.232
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 0.040
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 12.055
And available upgrades have been checked 0.045
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.296
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.618
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.037
And I enable persistence 10.828
# 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 7.743
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.191
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 15.989
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.053
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.000
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.111
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.107
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 a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.762
And I enable persistence 11.725
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.899
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.622
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.917
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.866
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005