Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6394 21 May 2026, 07:31

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 14:50.514 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
1:45.562
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 1:19.348
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.738
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.290
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.912
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.272
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.366
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.356
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 47.281
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.967
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.299
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.474
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.917
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.636
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.241
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.561
And I enable persistence 16.061
And I log in to a new session 10.298
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.203
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.641
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.656
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.115
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.989
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.956
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.986
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 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:10.946
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.370
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.362
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.173
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.254
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.020
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:0.043
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 0.078
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.160
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.415
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.508
When I start Synaptic 12.741
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.646
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.643
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.442
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.673
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.196
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.501
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.611
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.721
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.171
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.941
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.199
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.563
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.578
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.498
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.769
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:50.591
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.018
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.022
Given a computer 0.082
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.298
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 8.620
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.817
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.714
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.622
And I enable persistence 6.865
# 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 0.016
# 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 0.109
And I log in to a new session 9.989
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.240
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.071
# 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 0.074
And the network is plugged 0.018
And Tor is ready 12.041
And available upgrades have been checked 2.215
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.081
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.576
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.906
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.151
And I enable persistence 6.713
# 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 11.196
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.207
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
And the network is plugged 0.015
And Tor is ready 18.676
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.085
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.790
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.179
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:2.974
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 0.051
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.401
And I enable persistence 6.978
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.047
And I log in to a new session 9.812
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.621
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.995
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.839
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007