Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4663 07 Oct 2026, 14:12

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 15:39.799 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
2:11.461
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.429
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.725
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.463
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.079
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.762
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.996
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.004
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.209
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.987
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.319
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.670
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.958
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.672
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.541
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.960
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.627
And I enable persistence 21.245
And I log in to a new session 7.860
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.119
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.636
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.518
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.653
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.972
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.701
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 a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.948
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.131
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.346
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.131
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.635
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.077
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 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.919
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.135
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.469
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.632
When I start Synaptic 12.372
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.062
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.390
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.471
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.553
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.449
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.383
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.919
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.665
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.303
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.449
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.850
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:33.553
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 a computer 0.130
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.943
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 4.268
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.652
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.987
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.837
And I enable persistence 11.315
# 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 7.588
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.159
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
# 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 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 12.401
And available upgrades have been checked 0.077
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.876
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.642
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.776
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.680
And I enable persistence 15.022
# 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 8.544
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 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.656
And Tor is ready 17.084
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.293
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.018
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.797
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.388
And I enable persistence 12.787
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 9.828
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.549
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.022
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.227
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.858
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.038