Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6378 14 May 2026, 22:54

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 15:10.406 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
1:51.055
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.749
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.068
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.342
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.206
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.688
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.352
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.826
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.155
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.603
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.310
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 4.520
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.474
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.675
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.834
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 41.140
And I enable persistence 18.537
And I log in to a new session 10.902
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.207
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.638
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.694
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.130
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.295
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.742
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.356
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.063
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:14.362
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.436
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.270
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.162
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.423
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.141
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:7.782
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.014
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.028
Given a computer 0.109
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:46.007
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.267
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.456
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.468
When I start Synaptic 12.400
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.639
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.554
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.564
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.693
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.175
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.545
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.661
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.240
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.733
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.965
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.188
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.475
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.598
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.981
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.027
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:43.807
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:17.152
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 9.133
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.047
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.827
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.246
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.928
And I enable persistence 6.607
# 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 0.063
And I log in to a new session 11.307
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.218
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.032
# 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 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.458
And available upgrades have been checked 3.198
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.409
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.525
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.585
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.010
And I enable persistence 6.474
# 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 12.838
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.161
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 16.217
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.059
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.786
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.872
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.029
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:3.578
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.427
And I enable persistence 6.960
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.054
And I log in to a new session 11.154
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.661
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.199
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.756
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006