Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4393 13 May 2026, 02:30

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 14:50.221 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
1:48.210
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.303
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.663
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.393
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.876
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.974
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.631
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:48.217
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 50.276
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.471
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.270
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.820
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.588
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.632
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.483
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.330
And I enable persistence 16.512
And I log in to a new session 10.229
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.153
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.645
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.676
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.801
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:25.592
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.996
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.036
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.260
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.153
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.628
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.586
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:2.194
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.068
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.931
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.265
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.436
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.577
When I start Synaptic 12.672
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.312
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.264
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.846
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.227
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.427
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.786
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.269
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.318
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.971
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.248
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.498
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.617
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.585
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.020
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:42.626
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.276
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.568
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.113
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.615
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.170
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.014
And I enable persistence 6.690
# 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
# 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 0.066
And I log in to a new session 11.177
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.236
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.042
# 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 0.061
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 11.737
And available upgrades have been checked 1.102
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.534
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.566
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.273
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.163
And I enable persistence 6.649
# 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 0.007
And I log in to a new session 10.630
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.197
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 17.465
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.046
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.658
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.615
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.380
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.626
And I enable persistence 6.302
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 11.342
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.812
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.140
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.060
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.083
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.815
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006