Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4661 07 Oct 2026, 08:07

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 16:7.399 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
2:12.459
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.013
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.301
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.734
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.596
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.102
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.822
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.483
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:21.539
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.990
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.524
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.411
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.815
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.178
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.715
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.153
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.320
And I enable persistence 27.045
And I log in to a new session 8.527
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.475
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.663
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.589
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.128
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.520
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:50.190
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:8.562
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.695
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.518
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.200
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.959
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.864
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.046
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.151
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.262
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.155
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.512
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.649
When I start Synaptic 12.638
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.334
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.713
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.514
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.755
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.298
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.725
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.286
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.254
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.034
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.217
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.351
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.005
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.281
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.742
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.382
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 6.183
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.988
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.063
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.676
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.102
And I enable persistence 13.780
# 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 0.048
And I log in to a new session 7.416
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.230
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.067
# 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 0.042
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 12.533
And available upgrades have been checked 0.043
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.340
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.479
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.826
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.960
And I enable persistence 12.785
# 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 0.006
And I log in to a new session 8.470
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.444
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.042
And Tor is ready 15.497
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.077
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.482
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.420
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 0.152
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.351
And I enable persistence 13.316
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 9.007
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.749
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.735
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.223
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.595
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006