Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4675 14 Oct 2026, 11:12

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 14:36.493 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
2:6.810
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
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 1:16.477
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.046
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.642
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.188
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.455
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.289
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 46.975
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.486
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.398
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.169
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.017
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.696
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.868
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.914
And I enable persistence 18.439
And I log in to a new session 7.011
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.131
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.581
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 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.685
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.705
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:41.858
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.709
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.534
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.377
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.121
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.043
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.666
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.680
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.520
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.194
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.118
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.438
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.479
When I start Synaptic 11.976
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.074
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.205
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.365
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.471
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.127
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.457
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.542
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.352
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.953
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.687
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.153
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.447
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.400
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.243
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:5.640
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 persistence enabled and an administration password 1:10.626
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 5.699
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.964
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.459
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.030
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.800
And I enable persistence 10.245
# 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 0.047
And I log in to a new session 6.509
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
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 0.028
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 10.557
And available upgrades have been checked 1.156
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.272
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.431
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.400
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.977
And I enable persistence 10.647
# 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 7.528
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.142
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.025
And the network is plugged 0.038
And Tor is ready 13.638
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.034
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.984
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.051
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.373
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 32.411
And I enable persistence 10.315
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.035
And I log in to a new session 6.510
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.654
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.316
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.226
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005