Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6382 17 May 2026, 11:17

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 14:0.406 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
1:43.262
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
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 1:18.155
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.100
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.226
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.024
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.754
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.194
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.341
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:38.781
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 start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 47.083
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.244
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.308
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.186
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.589
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.702
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 7.983
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.705
And I enable persistence 13.645
And I log in to a new session 9.916
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.144
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.614
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.564
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.330
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.698
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:21.941
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given a computer 0.052
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:9.019
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.339
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.321
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.151
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.056
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.629
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.669
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:49.305
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:34.164
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.189
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.443
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.536
When I start Synaptic 12.076
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.393
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.952
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.438
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.628
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.426
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.615
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.254
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 2.939
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.771
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.163
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.495
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.542
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.418
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.661
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:28.380
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.020
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:16.527
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 8.796
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.592
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.565
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.233
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.293
And I enable persistence 6.369
# 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 0.044
And I log in to a new session 9.598
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.196
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 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 11.361
And available upgrades have been checked 2.147
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.424
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.531
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.095
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.064
And I enable persistence 5.353
# 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
And I log in to a new session 10.649
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.195
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 16.987
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.048
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.910
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
58.735
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given a computer 0.050
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 35.276
And I enable persistence 5.486
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.045
And I log in to a new session 10.323
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.638
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.850
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.078
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.958
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005