Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6312 20 Apr 2026, 14:25

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 15:27.086 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
2:7.711
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:38.410
And I update APT using apt 6.884
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.422
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 4.932
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 10.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.425
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.392
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 54.798
And I update APT using apt 5.565
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.284
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.107
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.828
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.628
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.554
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.617
And I enable persistence 17.588
And I log in to a new session 9.315
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.185
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.979
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.799
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.137
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.829
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.612
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.340
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.868
And I update APT using apt 4.848
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.348
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.150
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.488
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.081
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.049
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.917
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.067
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.361
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.298
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.519
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.670
When I start Synaptic 12.529
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.953
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.514
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.454
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.180
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.484
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 1.015
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.379
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.928
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.737
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.176
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.493
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.516
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.537
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.983
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:45.186
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.168
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.302
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.015
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.952
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.871
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.685
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.395
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.951
And I enable persistence 7.344
# 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 0.009
# 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 0.042
And I log in to a new session 9.712
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.248
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.052
# 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 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 12.139
And available upgrades have been checked 2.243
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.024
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.616
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.561
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.451
And I enable persistence 6.652
# 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 0.020
And I log in to a new session 9.200
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 0.058
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 18.003
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.067
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.945
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.828
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.017
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.537
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given a computer 0.115
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.771
And I enable persistence 6.687
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.036
And I log in to a new session 10.075
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.748
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.042
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.686
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006