Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6316 21 Apr 2026, 16:17

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 16:38.780 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
2:4.953
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:32.711
And I update APT using apt 7.261
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.283
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 6.517
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 12.179
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 9.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.373
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:44.040
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 1:28.142
And I update APT using apt 5.437
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.290
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.336
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 25.487
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.195
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.453
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 43.509
And I enable persistence 17.419
And I log in to a new session 11.767
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.157
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 2.069
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.642
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.132
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.038
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.826
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.777
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.130
And I update APT using apt 4.993
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.268
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.243
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.077
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 9.389
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.641
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.373
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 a computer 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.892
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.286
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.491
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.645
When I start Synaptic 12.348
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.645
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.534
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.499
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.654
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.203
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.480
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.926
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 10.292
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.225
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.924
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.205
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.443
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.881
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.710
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.033
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
5:3.804
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.010
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.006
Given a computer 0.155
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.563
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 9.197
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.880
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.606
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.180
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.269
And I enable persistence 6.892
# 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 0.056
And I log in to a new session 11.487
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.230
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 0.096
And the network is plugged 0.024
And Tor is ready 13.141
And available upgrades have been checked 2.175
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.580
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.561
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.186
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.707
And I enable persistence 7.416
# 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 0.010
And I log in to a new session 13.714
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.629
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.052
And Tor is ready 19.737
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.942
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.748
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:8.831
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.004
Given a computer 0.091
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.848
And I enable persistence 6.948
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.060
And I log in to a new session 11.616
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.767
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.429
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.841
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.008