Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4679 18 Oct 2026, 11:14

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 15:15.707 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
2:9.892
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:18.708
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.438
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.499
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.045
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.200
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.773
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.913
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.803
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 45.757
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.331
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.492
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.187
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.372
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.519
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.951
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.625
And I enable persistence 18.559
And I log in to a new session 6.864
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.433
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.477
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.719
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:44.812
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.892
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.298
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.362
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.136
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.045
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.743
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.651
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:51.751
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 0.097
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:37.504
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.139
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.458
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.538
When I start Synaptic 12.099
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.960
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.814
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.515
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.497
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.197
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.293
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.431
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.331
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.164
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.689
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.184
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.403
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.429
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.247
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.549
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.004
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:13.356
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 5.881
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.192
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.502
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.146
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.760
And I enable persistence 11.598
# 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 0.038
And I log in to a new session 6.846
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.201
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
# 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 0.041
And the network is plugged 0.027
And Tor is ready 12.504
And available upgrades have been checked 0.096
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.905
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.556
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.670
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.631
And I enable persistence 10.968
# 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 7.658
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.135
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.529
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.039
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.934
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.898
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.272
And I enable persistence 10.854
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.031
And I log in to a new session 7.224
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.734
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.499
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.205
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.262
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005