Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6388 20 May 2026, 11:32

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 14:43.548 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
1:47.341
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 1:19.840
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.213
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.302
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.167
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.817
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.613
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.401
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:52.398
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 49.112
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.749
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.282
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.080
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.800
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.749
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.531
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.666
And I enable persistence 16.403
And I log in to a new session 11.308
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.116
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.771
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.676
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.148
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 6.970
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.914
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.585
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 0.060
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:12.952
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.115
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.239
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.152
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.274
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.329
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 0.059
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:40.100
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.174
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.660
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.593
When I start Synaptic 12.379
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.126
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.161
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.618
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.697
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.210
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.476
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.603
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.649
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.841
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.201
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.584
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.568
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.441
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.672
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:35.556
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.012
Given a computer 0.098
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.764
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 8.745
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.775
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.807
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 6.946
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.119
And I enable persistence 6.561
# 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 0.007
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 10.118
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.193
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.038
# 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 0.047
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 11.954
And available upgrades have been checked 2.176
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.524
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.632
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.463
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.207
And I enable persistence 6.519
# 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 10.126
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.181
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 17.244
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.069
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.086
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.877
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.024
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.337
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 0.048
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.580
And I enable persistence 6.905
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 9.777
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.813
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.116
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.834
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.018