Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6678 17 Sep 2026, 14:00

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 14:12.571 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
1:43.232
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:19.447
And I update the APT lists using apt 7.699
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.296
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 0.575
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 9.214
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 1.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.664
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.003
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:42.049
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 51.007
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.022
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.340
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 1.011
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 15.731
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 1.687
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 5.522
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.808
And I enable persistence 18.847
And I log in to a new session 8.564
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.107
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.694
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.606
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.097
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.837
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.894
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:17.044
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.120
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:6.037
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.495
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.237
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 0.089
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.063
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.714
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.032
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:56.431
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.102
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:41.414
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.186
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.460
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.472
When I start Synaptic 12.112
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 21.265
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.734
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.514
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.591
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.200
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.500
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.620
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.535
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.212
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.614
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.160
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.293
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.439
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.580
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.006
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:31.816
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.002
Given a computer 0.086
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:14.072
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 5.149
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.963
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.538
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.892
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 33.866
And I enable persistence 13.499
# 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 0.054
And I log in to a new session 8.058
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.204
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 0.070
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 11.840
And available upgrades have been checked 1.097
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.893
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.482
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 18.143
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.707
And I enable persistence 11.023
# 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 10.021
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.162
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.046
And the network is plugged 0.030
And Tor is ready 15.689
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.070
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.061
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.335
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.800
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.062
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:1.997
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.003
Given a computer 0.088
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 34.444
And I enable persistence 11.936
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.041
And I log in to a new session 7.924
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.679
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.801
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.079
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.241
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.014
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.007