Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4670 11 Oct 2026, 11:15

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 14:38.055 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
2:6.355
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.011
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:16.661
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.555
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.497
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.126
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.514
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.182
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.343
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 44.650
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.683
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.330
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.555
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.665
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.577
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.007
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.724
And I enable persistence 17.778
And I log in to a new session 7.097
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.115
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.578
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.497
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.689
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.048
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:40.541
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:0.920
And I update the APT lists using apt 33.960
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.401
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.138
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.716
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.931
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.764
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.364
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.151
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.454
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.487
When I start Synaptic 11.566
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.036
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.585
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.286
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.136
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.279
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.490
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.088
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.624
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.670
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.371
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.421
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.246
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.701
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:6.087
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" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.867
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 5.934
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.982
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.448
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.496
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.549
And I enable persistence 9.999
# 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 0.041
And I log in to a new session 6.672
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.047
# 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 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.576
And available upgrades have been checked 0.039
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.828
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.594
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.458
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.406
And I enable persistence 10.332
# 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 7.519
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.174
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.034
And the network is plugged 0.034
And Tor is ready 13.609
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.104
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.962
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" with network unplugged 31.184
And I enable persistence 10.603
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 6.691
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.356
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.738
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.237
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005