Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6398 22 May 2026, 11:40

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 14:56.278 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
1:48.580
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 1:21.074
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.016
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.325
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.055
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.109
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.369
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.634
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.951
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 50.137
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.511
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.314
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.161
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 16.380
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.682
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.524
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 37.450
And I enable persistence 15.970
And I log in to a new session 9.988
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.441
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.645
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.625
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.118
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.792
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.588
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:26.929
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 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.035
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.289
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.345
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.141
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.053
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.924
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.172
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.065
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:45.409
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.248
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.443
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.605
When I start Synaptic 12.347
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.570
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 8.438
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.506
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.631
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.235
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.553
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.683
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.584
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.761
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.844
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.162
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.431
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.650
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.528
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.699
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:46.860
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.058
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:19.296
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.009
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.542
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 3.679
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.683
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.165
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.720
And I enable persistence 5.577
# 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 0.055
And I log in to a new session 12.298
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.242
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
# 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 0.048
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 12.163
And available upgrades have been checked 3.217
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 0.434
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.511
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.929
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.092
And I enable persistence 7.178
# 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
And I log in to a new session 13.938
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.211
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.040
And the network is plugged 0.016
And Tor is ready 17.496
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.081
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.091
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.775
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.811
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.039
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.783
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 a computer 0.053
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.749
And I enable persistence 6.783
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.037
And I log in to a new session 10.981
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.787
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.332
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.058
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.101
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.018