Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4672 12 Oct 2026, 15:58

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 13:32.568 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
1:38.889
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 1:17.941
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.575
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.183
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.122
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.739
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.271
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:33.476
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 46.478
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.312
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.170
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.795
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.741
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.522
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.977
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.713
And I enable persistence 19.341
And I log in to a new session 7.823
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.323
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.631
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.563
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:14.767
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.083
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.191
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.073
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.203
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.164
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.726
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:50.194
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 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.077
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.152
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.542
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.495
When I start Synaptic 11.553
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.929
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.412
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.452
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.560
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.125
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.513
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.484
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.356
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.847
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.606
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.108
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.279
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.587
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.893
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:11.129
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:15.600
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 5.570
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.116
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.510
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.969
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.565
And I enable persistence 10.102
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 7.119
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.182
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.035
And Tor is ready 10.545
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 1.861
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.590
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.719
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.800
And I enable persistence 10.500
# 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 7.456
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.148
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.030
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 14.313
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.047
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.284
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.907
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.111
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.618
And I enable persistence 10.749
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.252
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.396
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.752
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.222
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.932
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005