Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4680 19 Oct 2026, 11:22

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 14:47.713 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
2:5.661
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 1:14.954
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.384
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.527
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.096
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.747
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.306
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.914
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 44.031
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.248
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.429
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.985
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.008
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.569
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.941
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.826
And I enable persistence 18.555
And I log in to a new session 7.240
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.119
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.373
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.462
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.675
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:42.784
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.005
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:2.649
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.504
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.387
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.115
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.033
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.683
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.752
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.019
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:45.912
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 1:33.047
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.147
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.476
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.340
When I start Synaptic 11.597
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.866
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.198
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.577
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.120
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.278
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.559
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.395
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.011
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.705
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.131
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.461
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.474
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.229
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.559
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.034
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:14.716
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:12.919
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 4.987
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.993
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.504
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.528
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.488
And I enable persistence 10.540
# 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 0.046
And I log in to a new session 7.634
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.134
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
# 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 0.034
And Tor is ready 11.927
And available upgrades have been checked 0.070
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.281
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.421
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.418
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.486
And I enable persistence 10.803
# 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 7.486
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.160
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.029
And the network is plugged 0.028
And Tor is ready 15.541
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.054
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.044
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.738
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.724
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 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.528
And I enable persistence 10.938
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 7.079
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.345
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.384
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.308
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.233
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.040