Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6435 09 Jun 2026, 07:37

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 15:13.018 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
1:48.533
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 have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:21.042
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.653
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.275
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.610
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 10.951
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.604
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.538
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:53.511
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 50.247
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.494
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.279
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 3.443
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 19.001
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.681
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 4.175
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.262
And I enable persistence 17.959
And I log in to a new session 12.363
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.137
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.693
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.647
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.125
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 10.006
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.313
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:28.170
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 0.070
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:13.870
And I update the APT lists using apt 5.728
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.259
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.175
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.066
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 10.606
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.410
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.012
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.260
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 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.276
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 6.277
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.452
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.693
When I start Synaptic 12.867
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.232
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 10.854
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.573
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.814
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.177
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.386
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.327
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.949
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.207
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.407
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.630
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.501
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.640
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.007
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:53.864
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 0.064
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:21.640
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.862
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 6.199
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.638
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.308
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.660
And I enable persistence 7.209
# 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
# 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 10.045
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.198
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.053
# 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 0.043
And the network is plugged 0.017
And Tor is ready 12.122
And available upgrades have been checked 2.172
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.068
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.653
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.530
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.202
And I enable persistence 6.785
# 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 11.069
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.196
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.036
And the network is plugged 0.019
And Tor is ready 17.853
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.055
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.082
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.761
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.868
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.015
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:4.677
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 0.055
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 38.732
And I enable persistence 5.615
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.052
And I log in to a new session 11.878
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.718
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.520
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.103
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.088
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.042
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.006