Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4484 07 Jul 2026, 11:11

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 14:20.400 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
1:41.611
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 1:16.058
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.057
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.376
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.309
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.809
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.193
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:37.091
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 44.419
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.175
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.321
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.631
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.002
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.754
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.843
And I enable persistence 18.038
And I log in to a new session 9.242
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.207
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.657
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.655
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.853
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.883
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:20.667
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.047
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:7.330
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.814
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.251
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.900
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.671
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.598
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 0.049
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.910
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.214
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.615
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.470
When I start Synaptic 12.415
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.065
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.237
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.498
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.570
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.596
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.196
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.144
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.828
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.167
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.457
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.522
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.899
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.339
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.792
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 8.395
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.601
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.708
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.940
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.009
And I enable persistence 9.719
# 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 0.067
And I log in to a new session 9.756
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.221
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.591
And available upgrades have been checked 2.161
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.429
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.483
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.171
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.386
And I enable persistence 8.698
# 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 0.005
And I log in to a new session 9.965
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.187
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 16.716
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.315
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.091
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 0.045
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.529
And I enable persistence 8.813
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.032
And I log in to a new session 10.157
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.584
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.865
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005