Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4662 07 Oct 2026, 11:36

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 14:57.151 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
2:10.230
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 1:18.477
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.293
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.535
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.581
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.746
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.162
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.441
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 46.403
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.329
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.383
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.029
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.326
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.431
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.954
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.270
And I enable persistence 19.155
And I log in to a new session 7.817
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.112
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.553
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.576
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.557
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.478
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.453
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.359
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.374
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.171
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.720
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.494
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.906
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.046
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.160
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.513
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.515
When I start Synaptic 12.097
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.835
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.218
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.400
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.574
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.486
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.564
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.360
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.046
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.721
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.194
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.526
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.426
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.261
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.563
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.045
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:13.652
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.085
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.646
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 5.460
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.987
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.469
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.492
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.251
And I enable persistence 10.503
# 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 0.036
And I log in to a new session 7.520
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.141
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.038
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 11.759
And available upgrades have been checked 0.033
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.276
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.365
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.484
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.426
And I enable persistence 10.481
# 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
And I log in to a new session 6.779
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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.051
And Tor is ready 15.996
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.975
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
57.441
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 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.325
And I enable persistence 10.260
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.287
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.593
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.785
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.225
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008