Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6321 22 Apr 2026, 10:36

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 14:33.148 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
1:46.254
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 I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.220
And I update APT using apt 6.349
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.320
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.887
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.476
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.314
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 1.245
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:47.830
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.298
And I update APT using apt 5.482
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.263
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.078
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.134
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.172
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.252
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.411
And I enable persistence 15.689
And I log in to a new session 10.359
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.160
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.772
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.626
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.127
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 7.092
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.844
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.035
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.789
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 a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.172
And I update APT using apt 4.954
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.276
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.237
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.072
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 8.275
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.447
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.003
Given a computer 0.101
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.607
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.190
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.897
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.553
When I start Synaptic 12.402
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.581
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.912
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.578
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.704
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.191
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.450
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.692
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.256
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.145
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.846
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.223
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.473
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.637
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.505
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.355
Before features/support/hooks.rb:266 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:273 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:519 0.005
Given a computer 0.094
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.707
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 8.362
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.608
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.683
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.074
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.517
And I enable persistence 6.537
# 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 0.006
# 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 0.062
And I log in to a new session 9.738
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.222
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.041
# 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 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.013
And Tor is ready 12.876
And available upgrades have been checked 1.142
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.609
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.592
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.326
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.674
And I enable persistence 5.523
# 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
And I log in to a new session 9.881
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 17.605
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.051
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.782
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.730
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.470
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.004
And I enable persistence 6.518
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.039
And I log in to a new session 9.934
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.805
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.052
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.059
After features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:331 0.744
After features/support/hooks.rb:100 0.006