Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6399 22 May 2026, 12:15

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 15:24.660 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
1:49.660
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:22.788
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.239
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.291
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.118
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.221
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 9.448
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.351
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:57.777
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 49.933
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.346
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.330
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.631
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 20.007
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.672
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.124
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.796
And I enable persistence 18.416
And I log in to a new session 11.678
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.171
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.779
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.765
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.122
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.977
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:31.459
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 0.054
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:17.685
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.112
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.369
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.174
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.062
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.963
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.867
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:6.381
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.062
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.821
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.278
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.466
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.678
When I start Synaptic 12.734
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.535
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 11.041
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.515
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.636
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.212
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.644
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.963
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.347
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.769
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.203
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.451
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.518
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.428
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.228
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:51.809
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.122
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:22.754
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 8.674
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.799
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.747
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.379
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.350
And I enable persistence 6.940
# 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 0.053
And I log in to a new session 10.811
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.223
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.037
# 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 0.039
And the network is plugged 0.023
And Tor is ready 12.838
And available upgrades have been checked 2.174
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.044
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.528
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 13.932
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.319
And I enable persistence 6.665
# 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
And I log in to a new session 12.103
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.206
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.065
And the network is plugged 0.029
And Tor is ready 17.797
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.068
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.770
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.865
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.023
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:7.572
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.005
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.216
And I enable persistence 7.404
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.065
And I log in to a new session 11.456
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.695
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.586
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.075
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.099
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.645
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006