Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4658 05 Oct 2026, 17:30

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 15:7.527 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
2:15.821
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.803
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.504
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.676
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.771
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 15.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.211
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 47.864
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.978
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.391
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.056
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.804
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.580
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.948
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.126
And I enable persistence 18.732
And I log in to a new session 7.321
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.136
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.625
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 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.843
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.042
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:43.805
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 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.567
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.572
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.370
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.124
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.069
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.944
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.999
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.300
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.117
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.202
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.125
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.483
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.519
When I start Synaptic 11.843
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.911
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.192
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.501
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.607
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.185
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.524
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.509
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.419
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.321
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.700
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.472
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.256
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:15.990
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 0.071
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.527
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 5.493
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.066
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.578
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.376
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 0.004
# 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 0.040
And I log in to a new session 6.757
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.178
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.037
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.338
And available upgrades have been checked 1.110
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.342
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.633
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.740
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.969
And I enable persistence 10.815
# 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 7.872
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.166
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 15.252
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.067
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.374
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.933
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.397
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given a computer 0.089
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.335
And I enable persistence 11.141
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 8.208
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.641
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.890
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.489
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005