Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4677 16 Oct 2026, 11:09

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 14:40.968 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
2:6.219
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 1:17.111
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.912
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.414
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.490
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.290
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.948
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 45.036
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.549
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.342
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.578
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 13.787
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.507
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.882
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.785
And I enable persistence 18.168
And I log in to a new session 7.035
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.089
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.604
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.513
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.544
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:41.257
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 a computer 0.079
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:1.177
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.426
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.400
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.128
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.633
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.032
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.085
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 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.182
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.182
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.277
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.438
When I start Synaptic 11.401
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.994
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.120
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.371
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.498
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.111
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.458
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.512
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.258
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.607
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.575
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.130
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.457
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.424
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.240
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:5.743
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.810
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 5.090
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.176
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.660
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.607
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.633
And I enable persistence 10.451
# 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 0.060
And I log in to a new session 7.492
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.141
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
# 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 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 10.562
And available upgrades have been checked 1.097
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.943
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.370
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.626
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.123
And I enable persistence 10.557
# 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 7.167
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.145
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
And the network is plugged 0.047
And Tor is ready 14.667
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.037
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.050
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.286
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.713
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" with network unplugged 32.023
And I enable persistence 11.255
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.044
And I log in to a new session 6.750
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.711
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.582
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.273
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.329
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.729
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005