Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4659 06 Oct 2026, 07:45

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 15:32.781 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
2:23.206
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:32.107
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.461
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.502
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.937
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.197
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.814
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.746
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 47.644
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.330
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.675
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.690
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.939
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.487
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.012
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.034
And I enable persistence 20.445
And I log in to a new session 8.043
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.162
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.659
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 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.702
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.788
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.577
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 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.438
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.470
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.420
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.123
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.915
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.012
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.069
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.122
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.303
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.461
When I start Synaptic 11.946
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.106
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.426
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.483
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.516
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.211
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.541
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.661
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.125
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.308
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.546
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.155
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.476
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.450
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:22.078
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.125
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 5.792
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.149
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.853
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.866
And I enable persistence 10.789
# 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
# 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 7.478
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.168
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 11.432
And available upgrades have been checked 2.167
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.830
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.640
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 14.175
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.599
And I enable persistence 11.479
# 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 8.003
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.211
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.289
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.043
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.331
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.160
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.559
And I enable persistence 11.778
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 7.829
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.612
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.177
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.298
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.778
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.035