Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6397 22 May 2026, 07:32

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 14:43.641 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
1:47.761
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 1:20.292
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.827
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.300
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.650
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.690
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.693
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:44.345
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.008
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.006
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 48.322
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.966
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.257
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.538
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 17.451
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.849
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.278
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.338
And I enable persistence 16.717
And I log in to a new session 9.647
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.486
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.739
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.642
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.107
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.114
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.871
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:24.637
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.006
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:11.048
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.960
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.287
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.218
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.057
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.504
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.562
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.024
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:58.026
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:38.729
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.197
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.607
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.575
When I start Synaptic 12.560
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.447
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.509
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.549
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.730
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.208
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.492
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.575
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.238
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.353
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.850
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.238
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.490
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.616
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.497
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.812
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:44.749
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 0.056
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:18.377
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 8.759
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.729
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.641
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.132
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.747
And I enable persistence 6.813
# 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
# 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 0.059
And I log in to a new session 10.842
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.583
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.035
# 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 0.044
And the network is plugged 0.020
And Tor is ready 12.844
And available upgrades have been checked 1.103
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.052
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.635
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 22.582
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 36.958
And I enable persistence 5.618
# 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 12.179
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.249
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.059
And the network is plugged 0.022
And Tor is ready 17.442
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.052
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.087
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.827
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.870
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.025
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.121
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 0.072
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.700
And I enable persistence 6.462
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.040
And I log in to a new session 10.794
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.624
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.375
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.051
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.093
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.591
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.034