Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4664 08 Oct 2026, 07:40

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 16:1.910 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
2:24.026
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 1:33.115
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.047
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.577
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.168
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.117
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.336
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.124
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 45.182
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.468
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.465
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.045
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.083
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.589
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.893
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.471
And I enable persistence 19.911
And I log in to a new session 8.399
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.307
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.628
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.556
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.120
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.757
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.444
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.435
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.316
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.423
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.142
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.917
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.800
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 0.087
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:49.887
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.130
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.324
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.500
When I start Synaptic 12.210
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 22.101
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.257
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.497
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.597
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.178
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.423
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.719
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.241
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.653
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.787
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.181
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.316
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:40.482
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.896
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 6.411
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.416
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.693
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.914
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.558
And I enable persistence 13.819
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.052
And I log in to a new session 8.732
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.248
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 11.309
And available upgrades have been checked 0.047
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.348
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.503
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.687
And I enable persistence 11.773
# 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 9.251
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.184
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 16.144
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.327
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.600
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.021
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.032
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" with network unplugged 34.297
And I enable persistence 12.447
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 8.516
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.737
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.851
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.255
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008