Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_devel 4674 13 Oct 2026, 22:02

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 15:40.221 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
2:17.239
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.008
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:24.424
And I update the APT lists using apt 36.267
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.635
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 1.009
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.902
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:8.626
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 48.126
And I update the APT lists using apt 35.215
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.742
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 0.943
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.320
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.726
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.486
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.154
And I enable persistence 19.846
And I log in to a new session 7.624
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.135
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.671
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.533
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.100
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.725
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.897
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:46.087
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.006
Given a computer 0.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:4.752
And I update the APT lists using apt 34.645
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.395
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 3.122
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.697
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:54.050
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.119
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:39.188
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.121
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.462
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.596
When I start Synaptic 12.137
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.108
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.733
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.375
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.521
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.144
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.516
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.616
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.336
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.373
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.715
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.170
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.285
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.524
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.324
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.889
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.028
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:25.536
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 0.092
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.215
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.880
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.074
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.778
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.527
And I enable persistence 11.986
# 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 0.045
And I log in to a new session 8.203
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.031
# 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 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.041
And Tor is ready 10.802
And available upgrades have been checked 0.041
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.389
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.411
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.156
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.929
And I enable persistence 11.969
# 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 8.837
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.151
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.045
And the network is plugged 0.033
And Tor is ready 15.927
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.041
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.054
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.583
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.016
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.681
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 0.080
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.567
And I enable persistence 11.425
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 8.765
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 8.702
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.766
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.334
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.332
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.735
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006