Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4665 08 Oct 2026, 11:16

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 14:41.172 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
2:5.864
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:15.332
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.682
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.670
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.577
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.602
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.105
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.753
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 44.387
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.921
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.409
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.240
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.510
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.395
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.222
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.494
And I enable persistence 18.129
And I log in to a new session 6.513
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.341
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.599
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.491
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.687
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:40.081
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 0.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 59.717
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.696
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.354
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.144
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.677
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.880
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.956
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:32.909
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.114
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.318
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.441
When I start Synaptic 11.803
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.931
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.126
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.546
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.119
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.456
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.534
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.078
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.629
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.603
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.257
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.384
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.496
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:10.861
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.007
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 5.691
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.072
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.523
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.553
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.751
And I enable persistence 10.168
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 6.337
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.365
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
# 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 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 11.438
And available upgrades have been checked 0.037
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.795
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.386
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.596
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.552
And I enable persistence 10.167
# 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
And I log in to a new session 7.102
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.185
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 15.731
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.031
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.049
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.655
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" with network unplugged 31.435
And I enable persistence 10.096
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 6.684
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.883
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.225
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.855
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005