Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4669 10 Oct 2026, 11:06

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 15:37.539 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
2:21.994
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.010
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:29.827
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.539
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.587
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.357
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.681
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.857
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.304
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:10.366
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.192
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.498
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.602
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.509
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.971
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.566
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.402
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.954
And I enable persistence 19.503
And I log in to a new session 8.403
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.379
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.668
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.623
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.213
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 0.110
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:5.848
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.739
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.359
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.110
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.835
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.292
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:36.352
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.136
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.357
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.499
When I start Synaptic 11.710
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.315
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.354
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.667
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.138
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.351
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.362
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.459
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.581
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.145
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.287
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.490
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.294
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.692
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:23.163
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 0.121
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.605
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 5.520
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.928
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.512
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.539
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.710
And I enable persistence 10.691
# 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
# 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 0.037
And I log in to a new session 7.830
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.169
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.028
# 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 0.033
And Tor is ready 12.275
And available upgrades have been checked 0.054
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.354
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.434
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.934
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.113
And I enable persistence 10.486
# 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 7.905
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.183
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 15.446
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.040
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.875
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.044
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.508
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.461
And I enable persistence 11.583
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047
And I log in to a new session 7.666
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.484
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.925
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.267
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.310
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.878
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016