Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4676 15 Oct 2026, 11:05

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 14:45.945 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
2:7.444
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.193
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.368
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.610
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.679
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.592
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.255
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 42.390
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.742
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.447
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.016
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.501
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.544
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.924
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.093
And I enable persistence 17.090
And I log in to a new session 6.993
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.347
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.592
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.472
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.798
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:41.430
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.283
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.527
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.326
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.113
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.055
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.706
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.510
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.456
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 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:35.931
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.154
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.457
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.474
When I start Synaptic 11.495
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.027
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.394
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.552
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.575
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.123
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.479
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.579
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.101
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.632
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.568
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.128
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.282
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:12.625
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 1:13.193
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 5.726
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.964
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.396
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.517
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.159
And I enable persistence 10.430
# 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 0.034
And I log in to a new session 7.143
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 0.038
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 11.820
And available upgrades have been checked 0.038
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.442
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.541
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.656
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.554
And I enable persistence 10.942
# 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 6.728
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.149
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 13.609
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.074
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.280
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
1:3.733
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 0.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.839
And I enable persistence 10.563
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.053
And I log in to a new session 7.043
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.000
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.928
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.230
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.244
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005