Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6386 19 May 2026, 14:04

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 15:15.194 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
1:50.098
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 1:23.282
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.628
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.410
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.939
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.575
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.238
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.921
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.746
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.346
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.649
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.581
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.742
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.326
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.750
And I enable persistence 16.955
And I log in to a new session 10.919
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.652
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.828
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.692
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.549
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.597
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:29.365
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:15.702
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.094
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.277
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.140
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.094
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.830
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.610
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.030
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:3.405
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.007
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.106
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.919
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.244
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.438
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.623
When I start Synaptic 12.727
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.536
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.015
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.489
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.648
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.207
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.458
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.639
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.299
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.766
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.004
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.186
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.503
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.589
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.991
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:50.522
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:20.266
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 9.032
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.973
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.716
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.129
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.252
And I enable persistence 7.078
# 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
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 10.553
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.239
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.028
And Tor is ready 12.127
And available upgrades have been checked 1.132
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.585
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.620
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.615
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.046
And I enable persistence 7.394
# 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 0.012
And I log in to a new session 11.636
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.653
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.021
And Tor is ready 18.961
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.065
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.090
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.563
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.066
And I enable persistence 6.957
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.038
And I log in to a new session 11.510
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.640
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.196
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.076
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.106
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.727
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010