Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6294 14 Apr 2026, 12:40

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 15:51.965 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
2:8.160
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:39.482
And I update APT using apt 7.662
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.272
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.039
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.704
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.463
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.969
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 56.710
And I update APT using apt 5.685
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.297
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.989
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 21.759
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.205
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.508
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.743
And I enable persistence 17.067
And I log in to a new session 11.231
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.164
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.770
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.696
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.949
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.789
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:31.900
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.924
And I update APT using apt 5.212
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.262
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 4.361
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.095
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.732
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.002
Given a computer 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:43.808
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.188
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.432
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.635
When I start Synaptic 12.614
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.611
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.978
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.499
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.731
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.164
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.463
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.658
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.721
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.886
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.945
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.179
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.463
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.696
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.619
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.002
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:53.471
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.008
Given a computer 0.090
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.661
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.011
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 9.165
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.001
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.643
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 39.770
And I enable persistence 7.091
# 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 0.012
# 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 0.061
And I log in to a new session 10.998
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.216
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.043
# 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 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 13.589
And available upgrades have been checked 1.187
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.626
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.583
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.733
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.377
And I enable persistence 7.270
# 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 0.012
And I log in to a new session 12.334
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.197
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 17.398
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.765
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.654
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.731
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.007
Given a computer 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.226
And I enable persistence 7.207
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.049
And I log in to a new session 11.880
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.689
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.475
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.134
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.018
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.009