Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6396 21 May 2026, 11:53

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 15:22.072 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
1:49.920
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:23.065
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.996
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.348
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.482
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.026
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.355
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.898
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:55.058
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 I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.927
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.401
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.395
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.093
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.012
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.713
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.233
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.757
And I enable persistence 18.369
And I log in to a new session 10.415
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.165
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.617
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.833
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.925
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.901
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.952
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.006
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.345
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.047
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.269
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.149
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.067
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.190
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:5.953
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 a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:44.460
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.301
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.441
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.101
When I start Synaptic 12.392
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.530
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.373
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.436
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.704
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.297
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.460
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.633
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.215
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.345
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.997
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.187
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.471
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.533
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.391
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.968
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:54.786
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.212
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 8.672
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.837
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.599
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.123
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.428
And I enable persistence 7.113
# 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 0.004
# 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 0.050
And I log in to a new session 10.049
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.564
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.066
# 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 0.082
And the network is plugged 0.025
And Tor is ready 12.869
And available upgrades have been checked 1.206
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.735
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.583
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.712
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.308
And I enable persistence 7.189
# 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 0.018
And I log in to a new session 12.411
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.603
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.055
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 18.021
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.082
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 1.305
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.890
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.022
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:5.400
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 0.069
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.728
And I enable persistence 6.534
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 11.950
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.882
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.129
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.065
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.070
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.840
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006